Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Photovoltaic roofing elements and roofs using them
- Patent Title (中): 光伏屋顶元素和屋顶使用它们
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Application No.: US13716884Application Date: 2012-12-17
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Publication No.: US08826607B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Ming-Liang Shiao , Gregory F. Jacobs
- Applicant: Ming-Liang Shiao , Gregory F. Jacobs
- Applicant Address: US PA Valley Forge
- Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
- Current Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Valley Forge
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: E04D13/18
- IPC: E04D13/18 ; E04H14/00 ; H01L31/048 ; E04D13/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate; one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on the roofing substrate; and a colored or patterned layer disposed on the roofing substrate and visible in the area surrounding the photovoltaic cells; and an encapsulant layer disposed over the photovoltaic cells and the patterned colored layer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130098446A1 Photovoltaic Roofing Elements and Roofs Using Them Public/Granted day:2013-04-25
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