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EP3309845 - SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND DOPING THROUGH A PASSIVATING DIELECTRIC LAYER IN A HIGH-EFFICIENCY CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL, INCLUDING STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  17.05.2019
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.06.2019  [2019/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tetrasun, Inc.
20640 Third Street Suite 250A
Saratoga, California 95070 / US
[2018/16]
Inventor(s)01 / CRAFTS, Douglas E.
18760 Blythswood Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95030 / US
02 / SCHULTZ-WITTMAN, Oliver
Bartelssaal 27
22359 Hamburg / DE
 [2018/22]
Former [2018/16]01 / CRAFTS, Douglas E.
18760 Blythswood Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95030 / US
02 / SCHULTZ-WITTMAN, Oliver
970 Corte Madera Avenue
Apt. 401
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
Representative(s)Friese Goeden Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Widenmayerstraße 49
80538 München / DE
[2018/16]
Application number, filing date17201715.425.03.2011
[2018/16]
Priority number, dateUS20100318099P26.03.2010         Original published format: US 318099 P
[2018/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3309845
Date:18.04.2018
Language:EN
[2018/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3309845
Date:27.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/042, H01L31/0236, H01L31/06, H01L31/18, H01L31/0216, H01L31/0224, H01L31/0352
[2018/16]
CPC:
H01L31/022425 (EP,CN,US); H01L31/02167 (EP,CN,US); H01L31/02363 (EP,CN,US);
H01L31/02366 (US); H01L31/03529 (EP,CN,US); H01L31/1804 (EP,CN,US);
H01L31/186 (US); H01L31/1868 (US); Y02E10/52 (US);
Y02E10/547 (EP,US); Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/16]
TitleGerman:ABGESCHIRMTER ELEKTRISCHER KONTAKT UND DOTIERUNG DURCH EINE PASSIVIERENDE DIELEKTRISCHE SCHICHT IN EINER HOCHEFFIZIENTEN KRISTALLINEN SOLARZELLE, ZUGEHÖRIGE STRUKTUR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG[2018/16]
English:SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND DOPING THROUGH A PASSIVATING DIELECTRIC LAYER IN A HIGH-EFFICIENCY CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL, INCLUDING STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE[2018/16]
French:CONTACT ÉLECTRIQUE BLINDÉ ET DOPAGE À TRAVERS UNE COUCHE DIÉLECTRIQUE PASSIVANTE DANS UNE CELLULE SOLAIRE CRISTALLINE À HAUT RENDEMENT, Y COMPRIS STRUCTURE ET PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION[2018/16]
Examination procedure03.01.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/25]
04.02.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2019/25]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP11760277.1  / EP2553735
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
14.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5449626  (HEZEL RUDOLF [DE]) [A] 1-12 * columns 7,11,12; figures 1,2,9 *;
 [A]WO9848462  (UNISEARCH LTD [AU], et al) [A] 1-12 * page 9; figures 5-7 *;
 [A]JP3872428B  (SHINETSU CHEM CO LTD) [A] 1-12* abstract *
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