Patents
US 12635261 B2: Transparent solar cells for agrivoltaics
- Granted
- 2026-05-19
- Filed
- 2024-02-06 application 18434145
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A transparent solar panel includes a transparent substrate and a transparent photoactive material. An average photosynthetic transmittance (APT) of the entire transparent solar panel is greater than or equal to about 45%. The transparent solar panel is configured to transmit light to a region containing a plant at a daily light integral (DLI) of greater than or equal to about 10 mol·m−2·d−1. The transparent solar panel may be a transparent photovoltaic (TPV) or a transparent luminescent solar concentrator (TLSC).
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 (ipgb20260519.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 2026-05-19 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Royal Lunt, III | Williamston, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Christopher Herrera | Haslett, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Eric J. Stallknecht | Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Thomas D. Sharkey | East Lansing, MI | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Erik S. Runkle | East Lansing, MI | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | ||
| Matthew Bates | Hillsboro, OR | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F19/37 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G9/243 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| H02S | Generation of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modules | H02S20/10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUNT, III, RICHARD ROYAL signed 2026-01-20 HERRERA, CHRISTOPHER signed 2026-01-22 STALLKNECT, ERIC J. signed 2026-01-21 SHARKEY, THOMAS D. signed 2026-01-21 RUNKLE, ERIK S. signed 2026-01-21 BATES, MATTHEW signed 2026-01-21 | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EAST LANSING, MI | 73687/515 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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