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Photovoltaic device

Granted 14 May 2019 · 2 office actions

Assignee: First Solar

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Inventors: Peter Hruby, Joseph Lindgren, Benjamin De Fresart, Weixin Li +5 · Examiner: Daniel D Bui · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/628,278
filed 4 Dec 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D848362
granted 14 May 2019

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a photovoltaic device in accordance with the present design.

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view of the photovoltaic device of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front edge elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a back edge elevational view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of area “ 8 ” of FIG. 6 ; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of area “ 9 ” of FIG. 6 .

Any broken lines in the figures represent portions of a photovoltaic device which form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/102

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Pendency
1.4 y
526 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
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Examiner
Daniel D Bui
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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