Adaptable free-standing metallic article for semiconductors
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Abstract
A free-standing metallic article, and method of making, is disclosed in which the metallic article is electroformed on an electrically conductive mandrel. The metallic article has a plurality of electroformed elements that are configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a photovoltaic cell. A first electroformed element has at least one of: a) a non-uniform width along a first length of the first element, b) a change in conduit direction along the first length of the first element, c) an expansion segment along the first length of the first element, d) a first width that is different from a second width of a second element in the plurality of electroformed elements, e) a first height that is different from a second height of the second element in the plurality of electroformed elements, and f) a top surface that is textured.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MERLIN SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 5891 RUE FERRARI SAN JOSE CA 95138 |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- C25D Class
- 481 Applications Filed
- 415 Patents Issued To-Date
- 86.28 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Babayan, Steve | Los Altos, US | 13 | 172 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 172 | |||
Brainard, Robert | Sunnyvale, US | 17 | 169 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 169 | |||
Chari, Arvind | Saratoga, US | 25 | 271 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 271 | |||
de, la Fuente Vornbrock Alejandro | San Carlos, US | 9 | 56 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 56 | |||
Murali, Venkatesan | San Jose, US | 64 | 719 |
# of filed Patents : 64 Total Citations : 719 | |||
Prabhu, Gopal | San Jose, US | 27 | 162 |
# of filed Patents : 27 Total Citations : 162 | |||
Rudin, Arthur | Morgan Hill, US | 11 | 59 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 59 | |||
Subbaraman, Venkateswaran | San Jose, US | 14 | 82 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 82 | |||
Tanner, David | San Jose, US | 111 | 1239 |
# of filed Patents : 111 Total Citations : 1239 | |||
Xu, Dong | Fremont, US | 96 | 429 |
# of filed Patents : 96 Total Citations : 429 |
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- C25D Class
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