Patents
US 12557432 B2: High-performance near-infrared harvesting transparent luminescent solar concentrators
- Granted
- 2026-02-17
- Filed
- 2022-07-18 application 17867022
- Type
- Utility · 47 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A transparent luminescent solar concentrator (TLSC) is provided. The TLSC includes a luminophore and a waveguide that guides light emitted from the luminophore. The TLSC has a light utilization efficiency (LUE) of greater than or equal to about 1.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 (ipgb20260217.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Michigan State University 669 patents | US company or organization | East Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard R. Lunt, III | Williamston, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 | ||
| Chenchen Yang | Holt, MI | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 | |
| Babak Borhan | Okemos, MI | 4 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 | |
| Mehdi Moemeni | Okemos, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 | ||
| Matthew Bates | East Lansing, MI | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F77/45 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-17 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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