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Busbar-less solar cell

Granted 9 Feb 2021 · no office action yet

Current assignee: DB TRUSTEES (HONG KONG) LIMITED · originally Flex Ltd.

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Inventors: Lisong Zhou, Huaming Zhou · Examiner: Derrick E Holland · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/674,966
filed 27 Dec 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D909957
granted 9 Feb 2021

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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 the first embodiment of a busbar-less solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the second embodiment of a busbar-less solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a back elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a front elevation view thereof.

All elements shown in the top plan view of FIGS. 1,2, 8 and 9 are structural lines on the surface and are flat with the top surface.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/102

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D839180-SS129 Jan 201931 Oct 2017grantedBusbar-less solar cell
USthis patentUS-D909957-SS19 Feb 202127 Dec 2018grantedBusbar-less solar cell
USUS-D909958-SS19 Feb 20218 Feb 2019grantedBusbar-less solar cell
USUS-D909959-SS19 Feb 20218 Feb 2019grantedBusbar-less solar cell
JPJP-1637113-SS22 Jul 201927 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1637257-SS22 Jul 201927 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1658604-SS27 Apr 202027 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1658606-SS27 Apr 202027 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1658607-SS27 Apr 202027 Apr 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1658608-SS27 Apr 202027 Apr 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 16 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201812484-SS18 Jun 201827 Apr 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813587-SS10 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813588-SS10 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813589-SS10 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813590-SS10 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813591-SS10 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813585-SS12 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
AUAU-201813586-SS12 Jul 201815 Jun 2018publishedBusbar-Less Solar Cell
TWTW-D198909-SS1 Aug 201930 Apr 2018publishedBusbar-less solar cell
TWTW-D199838-SS21 Sep 201930 Apr 2018publishedBusbar-less solar cell
TWTW-D199839-SS21 Sep 201930 Apr 2018publishedBusbar-less solar cell
TWTW-D201818-SS1 Jan 202030 Apr 2018published無柵線太陽能電池zh
TWTW-D201819-SS1 Jan 202030 Apr 2018published無柵線太陽能電池zh
TWTW-D201820-SS1 Jan 202030 Apr 2018published無柵線太陽能電池zh
TWTW-D201821-SS1 Jan 202030 Apr 2018published無柵線太陽能電池zh
TWTW-D201822-SS1 Jan 202030 Apr 2018published無柵線太陽能電池zh

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