Photovoltaic device
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Description
The broken lines represent portions of the photovoltaic device that form 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: D944724
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 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: 29/687,646
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2019
Date of Patent: Mar 1, 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: 29/687,646
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Solar Unit Or Component Thereof (D13/102)