Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Kruhler

Wolfgang Kruhler 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).

  • Photovoltaic component and module
    Publication number: 20060102976
    Abstract: A photovoltaic component with a silicon wafer that has a basic doping, a light-receiving side, and an electric bonding side opposite the light-receiving side. At least one interdigital semiconductor structure is arranged on the electric bonding side. The interdigital semiconductor structure has at least one n-type semiconductor part-structure and at least one p-type semiconductor part-structure arranged at a certain interval to the n-type semiconductor part-structure. One of the semiconductor part-structures and the silicon wafer form a p-n junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kruhler
  • Photovoltaic component and module
    Patent number: 7029943
    Abstract: A photovoltaic component with at least one silicon wafer that has a certain basic doping, a light-receiving side, and electric bonding side opposite the light-receiving side, and at least one interdigital semiconductor structure arranged on the electric bonding side with at least one n-type semiconductor part-structure and at least one p-type semiconductor part-structure arranged at a certain interval to the n-type semiconductor part-structure. One of the semiconductor part-structures and the silicon wafer thus forms a p-n junction. The silicon wafer may be a tri-crystalline wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Krühler
  • Photovoltaic component and module
    Publication number: 20040043528
    Abstract: A photovoltaic component with at least one tricrystalline wafer (2) that has a certain basic doping, a light-receiving side (3), an electric bonding side (4) opposite the light-receiving side (3), and at least one interdigital semiconductor structure (5) arranged on the electric bonding site (4) with at least on n-type semiconductor part-structure (6) and at least one p-type semiconductor part-structure (7) arranged at a certain interval (8) to the n-type semiconductor part-structure (6). One of the semiconductor part-structure and the silicon wafer (2) thus form a p-n junction (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kruhler
  • Laser solar cell apparatus
    Patent number: 4001704
    Abstract: A highly doped optical amplifier in the form of a thin layer or fiber wherein the pump light is directed transversely to the surface of the layer or fiber. A transparent substrate is provided underneath the layer or fiber and a solar cell is provided in light receiving relationship to light passing through the layer or fiber on the opposite side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1977
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Hans-Gunter Danielmeyer, Jean Pierre Jeser, Walter-Wolfgang Kruhler, Karl-Heinz Thiemann, Gunter Huber