Shaped solar cell package

- Solaria Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a shaped solar cell package showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a top and side perspective view thereof.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D591229
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 24, 2008
Date of Patent: Apr 28, 2009
Assignee: Solaria Corporation (Fremont, CA)
Inventors: Suvi Sharma (Berkeley, CA), Kevin Gibson (Redwood City, CA), Alelie Funcell (Fremont, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Derrick Holland
Attorney: Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLP
Application Number: 29/302,797
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)