Patents by Inventor Tung T. PHAM

Tung T. PHAM 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).

  • Electroconductive Paste Compositions and Solar Cell Electrodes and Contacts Made Therefrom
    Publication number: 20140026953
    Abstract: Electroconductive paste compositions, particularly for solar cells, contain electroconductive metal particles, glass particles, and an organic vehicle. The electroconductive metal particles are provided as a mixture of silver powder particles and at least one selected from nickel powder, tin (IV) oxide powder, and core-shell particles having a silver shell and a core of nickel and/or tin (IV) oxide. The pastes may be used in the manufacture of contacts or electrodes for the front side or back side of solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken LLC
    Inventors: Weiming Zhang, Jerome Moyer, Tung T. Pham
  • ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PASTE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130092225
    Abstract: An electroconductive paste composition, particularly for solar cells, contains silver particles, glass particles, an organic vehicle, and at least one additive. The additive may be tantalum pentoxide or fine, electrically conductive, metal particles, such as gold and/or platinum group metals. When used to form an electrical contact on a solar cell, such a paste provides for enhanced adhesion of the contact to the cell and improved electron transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Tung T. PHAM, Weiming Zhang