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The Patent Office Journal 17/12/2010
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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.1964/CAL/1998 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :05/11/1998 (43) Publication Date : 17/12/2010
(54) Title of the invention : SOLAR CELL ROOF TILE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
(51) International classification
:H01L
31/042
(31) Priority Document No
:08/964,
368
(32) Priority Date :04/11/1997
(33) Name of priority country :U.S.A.
(86) International Application No
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
(87) International Publication No : NA
(61) Patent of Addition to Application Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
(62) Divisional to Application Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
(71)Name of Applicant :
1)EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.,
Address of Applicant :MASSACHUSETTS, OF 211,
SECOND AVENUE, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS U.S.A.
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)JACK I HANOKA
2)MARKUS REAL
(57) Abstract :
A solar cell roof tile includes a front support layer, a transparent encapsulant layer, a plurality of interconnected solar cells and a
backskin layer. The front support layer is formed of light transmitting material and has first and second surfaces. The transparent
encapsulant layer is disposed adjacent the second surface of the front support layer. The interconnected solar cells has a first surface
disposed adjacent the transparent encapsulant layer. The backskin layer has a first surface disposed adjacent a second surface of the
interconnected solar cells, wherein a portion of the backskin layer wraps around and contacts the first surface of the front support layer
to form border region. A portion of the border region has an extended width. The solar cell roof tile have stand-offs disposed on the
extended width border region for providing vertical spacing with respect to an adjacent solar cell roof tile.
No. of Pages : 31 No. of Claims : 20