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The broken lines shown represent portions of the solar panel that form no part of the claimed design. Where the dot-dash broken lines abut the shaded surface it is understood that those broken lines represent an unclaimed boundary between claimed and unclaimed surfaces. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a solar panel, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 2021
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2023
Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION (San Jose, CA)
Inventors: Ratson Morad (Palo Alto, CA), Gilad Almogy (Palo Alto, CA), Itai Suez (Santa Cruz, CA), Jean Hummel (San Carlos, CA), Nathan Beckett (Oakland, CA)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer O King
Application Number: 29/773,806