Solar cell array

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Description

The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. NNA10DF16B between the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Millennium Engineering and Integration LLC (MEI), under which SolAero Technologies Corp. is a sub-tier subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view that illustrates the solar cell array showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof.

The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a solar cell array, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1028866
Type: Grant
Filed: May 5, 2022
Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
Assignee: SolAero Technologies Corp. (Albuquerque, NM)
Inventors: Lance Fesler (Albuquerque, NM), Sean Simmons (Albuquerque, NM), Claudia Struempel (Albuquerque, NM), Benjamin Cho (Albuquerque, NM)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 29/837,409
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