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EP2259337 - PHOTOVOLATIC POWER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  17.04.2015
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2010/49]For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIHARA, Takashi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / NISHIMURA, Kunihiko
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2010/49]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/49]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Theresienhöhe 13
80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date08739040.727.03.2008
[2010/49]
WO2008JP55911
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009118861
Date:01.10.2009
Language:JA
[2009/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2259337
Date:08.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.10.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.2011
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/068, H01L31/0236, H01L31/0368, H01L31/18, H01L21/268
[2011/33]
CPC:
H01L31/02363 (EP,US); H01L31/18 (US); H01L31/03529 (EP,US);
H01L31/068 (EP,US); H01L31/1804 (EP,US); Y02E10/547 (EP,US);
Y02P70/50 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/49]H01L31/068, H01L31/0236
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/49]
TitleGerman:PHOTOVOLTAIK-STROMEINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG[2010/49]
English:PHOTOVOLATIC POWER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME[2010/49]
French:DISPOSITIF D ALIMENTATION PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CELUI-CI[2010/49]
Entry into regional phase14.09.2010Translation filed 
14.09.2010National basic fee paid 
14.09.2010Search fee paid 
14.09.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2010Examination requested  [2010/49]
10.02.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.04.2015Application withdrawn by applicant  [2015/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
20.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - JIANHUA ZHAO ET AL, "A 19.8% Efficient Honeycomb Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with Improved Light Trapping", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISACATAWAY, NJ, US, (19991001), vol. 46, no. 10, ISSN 0018-9383, XP011017069 [X] 1-4,6,12,13 * abstract * * section I. Introduction section II. Device Fabrication * [I] 7-11,14
 [XI]  - SHULTZ O ET AL., "Texturing of multicrystalline silicon with acidic wet chemical etching and plasma etching", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION (WCPEC3), (20030511), vol. 2, ISBN 4-9901816-0-3, pages 1360 - 1363, XP040509889 [X] 1-6,12,13 * abstract * * Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Experimental * [I] 7-11,14
 [A]  - RENTSCH J ET AL, "Texturing of multicrystalline silicon by laser ablation", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE, WIP-RENEWABLE ENERGIES, (20050606), ISBN 978-3-936338-19-5, pages 1321 - 1324, XP040511641 [A] 1-14 * abstract * * Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Experimental *
 [A]  - KATSUHIKO SHIRASAWA, "Mass production technology for multicrystalline Si solar cells", PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, (20020301), vol. 10, no. 2, doi:10.1002/pip.410, ISSN 1062-7995, pages 107 - 118, XP055002047 [A] 1-6,8,12-14 * abstract * * page 107 - page 109 * * page 112 - page 113 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.410
International search[Y]JPS60158678  (UNISEARCH LTD);
 [A]JPH05315629  (SHARP KK);
 [X]JPH09283779  (HITACHI LTD);
 [X]JPH11508088  (FRAUNHOFER);
 [X]JP2002217430  (SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD);
 [A]JP2005123447  (SHINETSU HANDOTAI KK, et al)
by applicantJPH1070296
 JP2003309276
 JP2005116559
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