Textured solar panel

- SUNPOWER CORPORATION
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a eleventh embodiment of a textured solar panel;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, bottom, and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the section indicated by callout circle 8 in FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 9 is a further enlarged view of the section indicated by callout circle 9 in FIG. 8.

The evenly spaced broken lines shown in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the textured solar panel that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines in the figures form a circle and lead line ending in a number that corresponds to the area shown in the figure having that number. The dot-dash lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a textured solar panel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D953972
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 27, 2021
Date of Patent: Jun 7, 2022
Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Tamir Lance (Los Gatos, CA), David Okawa (Belmont, CA), Ryan Reagan (Fremont, CA), Brian Wares (Sacramento, CA), Laurence Mackler (Corte Madera, CA), Hikaru Iwasaka (New York, NY), Alexander Keller (Boston, MA)
Primary Examiner: Manpreet S Matharu
Assistant Examiner: Suzanne E Tisdell
Application Number: 29/788,756
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