Patents
US 7820906 B2: Photovoltaic receiver
- Granted
- 2010-10-26
- Filed
- 2008-05-20 application 12124121
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
A solar receiver can have a base plate having a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of solar cells positioned over and supported by the first surface of the base plate, each solar cell having a cell face suitable for receiving solar radiation that faces away from the base plate, the plurality of solar cells being arranged in at least one string having a string axis, and a plurality of fins attached directly to the second surface of the base plate, wherein the fins extend outwardly from the second surface of the base plate in a direction that is generally perpendicular to both the string axis and the solar cell faces.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101026.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Solar, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Mountain View, CA | SKYLINE SOLAR, LLC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Johnson | Mountain View, CA | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Leeds | San Francisco, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan Woodard | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F77/63 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24S | Solar heat collectors; solar heat systems | F24S23/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E10/47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC signed 2014-07-21 | FIRST SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN. BHD KULIM, KEDAH | 62855/319 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-09-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. signed 2011-08-16 | TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC MENLO PARK, CA | 26953/224 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-09-04 | Correction Corrective assignment to correc the name of the assignee previously recorded at reel 021126, frame 0906. | JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2008-08-25 WOODARD, NATHAN signed 2008-08-26 LEEDS, MICHAEL signed 2008-08-28 | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 21481/701 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-09-03 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the name of the assignee, previously recorded at reel 021126 frame 0906. | JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2008-08-25 WOODARD, NATHAN signed 2008-08-26 LEEDS, MICHAEL signed 2008-08-28 | SKYLINE SOLAR, INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 21477/867 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-06-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSON, ERIC C. signed 2008-06-05 LEEDS, MICHAEL signed 2008-06-05 WOODARD, NATHAN signed 2008-06-06 | SKYLINE SOLAR MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | 21126/906 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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