Photovoltaic device

- First Solar, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a photovoltaic device showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a photovoltaic device showing the new design;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of a photovoltaic device showing the new design;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a top plan view thereof; and

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a photovoltaic device showing the new design;

FIG. 23 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a back side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines shown represent the portions of the photovoltaic device that form no part of the claimed design. All of the lines on the top surface of FIGS. 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, and 27 are broken lines and from no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a photovoltaic device, substantially as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D943507
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 2019
Date of Patent: Feb 15, 2022
Assignee: First Solar, Inc. (Tempe, AZ)
Inventors: Joshua Conley (Perrysburg, OH), Benjamin De Fresart (Chandler, AZ), Peter Hruby (Scottsdale, AZ), Matthew Kuzila (Pheonix, AZ), Weixin Li (Waterville, OH), Joseph Lindgren (Perrysburg, OH), Daniel Smith (Gilbert, AZ), Thomas Truman (Toledo, OH), Charles Wickersham (Perrysburg, OH)
Primary Examiner: Derrick E Holland
Application Number: 29/710,449
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