Patents by Inventor Yiannis Katsagounos

Yiannis Katsagounos 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: 20130139887
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus regarding Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) formed using nanocomposite organic-inorganic materials deposited by inkjet printing. Exemplary DSSC embodiments include long, narrow strips of titanium oxide and platinum inkjet-printed on fluorine-tin-oxide (FTO) conductive glass substrates. An exemplary deposition of organic materials may be made at ambient conditions, while the plate of printer where the FTO glass substrates were placed may be kept at 25° C. Exemplary FTO glass substrates with dimensions of about 1×1 m2 may be covered with titanium oxide and platinum strips, while metal fingers of silver or other metal may be formed in between the strips to form separate solar cells. An electrolyte is added between two opposing, complementary electrode substrates to form one or more solar cells. A UV-blocking ink may be deposited to form a thin UV-blocking film on an outer side of the solar glass. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: BRITE HELLAS AE
    Inventors: Elias Stathatos, Nicholas Kanopoulos, Panagiotis Lianos, Yiannis Katsagounos, Theodore Makris