Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Niwa

Tetsuo Niwa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110290299
    Abstract: Provided is a solar cell module in which a stress of a solar cell string is relieved. A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cell elements, each including a light receiving surface and a back surface positioned on a back side of the light receiving surface, and a plurality of conductor wires, each connecting one of the solar cell elements to any of the solar cell elements which is adjacent thereto and including connecting portions to be connected to one surface of one of the solar cell elements, wherein the plurality of solar cell elements is protruded toward the light receiving surface side in a perpendicular section to a longitudinal direction of the connecting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kyoda, Tetsuo Niwa, Motoi Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20110277814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell module wherein the stresses exerted on a solar cell module are relaxed. Specifically, disclosed is a solar cell module which comprises: a plurality of solar cell elements each including a light receiving surface and a rear surface positioned on a reverse side oppositely away from the light receiving surface; and leads connecting one of the solar cell elements and another adjacent solar cell element and including a connection portion connected to one surface of the one solar cell element. At least one of the solar cell elements has a wavy shape in a lengthwise direction of the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kyoda, Tetsuo Niwa
  • Publication number: 20100200057
    Abstract: A solar cell module includes a substrate including a first surface receiving a light and a second surface disposed at a back side of the first surface, a first electrode provided on the first surface of the substrate, and a second electrode provided on the second surface of the substrate and including a first opening immediately below the first electrode, wherein a part of the periphery of the first electrode is disposed in the first opening as seen in a perspective plain view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Miyake, Hidenao Osawa, Tetsuo Niwa
  • Patent number: 6084333
    Abstract: On a substrate made of a single crystal of La.sub.3 Ga.sub.5.5 Nb.sub.0.5 O.sub.14, an excitation electrode 2 for generating a surface acoustic wave is provided to produce a surface acoustic wave device S. The cutting angles of the substrate and the direction of propagation of the surface acoustic wave are defined in Eulerian angle indication (.phi., .theta., .psi.) by .phi.=50.degree.+60.degree..times.m1, .theta.=125.degree.+180.degree..times.m2 and .psi.=40.degree.+180.degree..times.m3 (where m1, m2 and m3 are integers). Eulerian angles may be .phi.=10.degree.+60.degree..times.n1, .theta.=125.degree.+180.degree..times.n2, and .psi.=70.degree.+180.degree..times.n3 (where n1, n2 and n3 are integers) or .phi.=a1+60.degree..times.b1, .theta.=a2+180.degree..times.b2 and .psi.=a3+180.degree..times.b3 (where 0.degree..ltoreq.a1.ltoreq.60.degree., 125.degree..ltoreq.a2.ltoreq.165.de gree., 110.degree..ltoreq.a3.ltoreq.165.degree., and b1, b2 and b3 are integers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Inoue, Akihiko Kataoka, Shin Murakami, Takayuki Shimizu, Tetsuo Niwa