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IEC PUBLICATIONS
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IEC PATENTS:
U. S.
PATENT NUMBER
U.S. PATENT
DATED
IEC PATENT
INVENTORS:
IEC PATENT TITLE
3,986,969 10/19/1976 M. Telkes "Thixotropic Mixture and Method of Making Same"
4,034,736 07/12/1977 M. Telkes "Solar Heating Method and Apparatus"
4,127,424 01/28/1978 L.R. Ullery, Jr. "Photovoltaic Cell Array"
4,143,235 03/06/1979 J.A. Dusiman "Cadmium Sulfide Photovoltaic Cell and Method of Fabrication"
4,234,353 11/18/1980 L.F. Donaghey "Process for Preparing Photovoltaic Cells Having Increased Adhesion of the Semi-Conducting Layer and Produced Thereby to the Conducting Layer"
4,239,553 12/16/1980 A.M. Barnett, J.V. Masi, R.B. Hall "Thin Film Photovoltaic Cells Having Increased Durability and Operating Life and Method for Making Same"
4,251,287 02/17/1981 V.L. Dalal "Amorphous Semiconductor Solar Cell"
4,252,573 02/24/1981 K.W. Boer, N.S. Freedman, H.C. Hadley, Jr., J. Phillips, M. Ruiz-Urbieta "Collector Grid for CdS/CuS Photovoltaic Cells"
4,253,882 03/03/1981 V.L. Dalal "Multiple Gap Photovoltaic Device"
4,254,546 03/10/1981 L.R. Ullery, Jr. "Photovoltaic Cell Array"
4,259,409 03/31/1981 A.F. Arnold "Electroless Plating Process for Glass or Ceramic Bodies and Product"
4,260,428 04/07/1981 P.K. Roy "Photovoltaic Cell"
4,260,429 04/07/1981 R.L. Moyer "Electrode for Photovoltaic Cell"
4,262,161 04/14/1981 J.E. Carey "Covered Solar Cell Assembly"
4,267,398 05/12/1981 A. Rothwarf "Thin Film Photovoltaic Cells"
4,283,591 08/11/1981 K.W. Boer "Photovoltaic Cell"
4,287,383 09/01/1981 T.M. Peterson "Cadmium Sulfide Photovoltaic Cell of Improved Efficiency"
4,318,938 03/09/1982 A.M. Barnett, B.N. Baron, J.V. Masi, T.W.F. Russell "Method for Continuous Manufacture of Thin Film Solar Cells"
4,325,986 04/20/1982 B.N. Baron, R.E. Rocheleau, T.W.F. Russell "Method for Continuous Deposition by Vacuum Evaporation"
4,328,390 05/04/1982 J.D. Meakin, J. Bragagnolo "Thin Film Photovoltaic Cell"
4,342,879 08/03/1982 A.W. Catalano, M. Bhushan "Thin Film Photovoltaic Device"
4,349,446 09/14/1982 S.B. Marks "Glauber's Salt Heat Storage Composition, Crystal Habit Modifiers"
4,366,336 12/28/1982 L.F. Donaghey "Age and Heat Stabilized Photovoltaic Cells"
4,377,604 03/22/1983 R.A. Schneider "Copper Stabilized Dipping Solution for a Photovoltaic Device Incorporating a CuxS Layer"
4,377,723 03/22/1983 V.L. Dalal "High Efficiency Thin-Film Multiple-Gap Photovoltaic Device"
4,387,265 06/07/1983 V.L. Dalal "Tandem Junction Amorphous Semiconductor Photovoltaic Cell"
4,393,267 07/12/1983 T.M. Peterson "Method for Improving the Efficiency of a Solar Cell and an Improved Cadmium Sulfide/Copper Sulfide Photovoltaic Cell"
4,396,640 08/02/1983 R.E. Rocheleau, D.F. Brestovansky, P.J. Lutz "Apparatus and Method for Substrate Temperature Control"
4,401,052 08/30/1983 B.N. Baron, R.E. Rocheleau, T.W.F. Russell "Apparatus for Continuous Deposition by Vacuum Evaporation"
4,443,653 04/17/1984 A.W. Catalano, M. Bhushan "Thin Film Photovoltaic Device with Multilayer Substrate"
4,477,688 10/16/1984 A.M. Barnett, A.W. Catalano, V.L. Dalal, J.V. Masi, J.D. Meakin, R.B. Hall "Photovoltaic Cells Employing Zinc Phosphide"
4,526,809 07/02/1985 R.B. Hall, R.E. Rocheleau "Process and Apparatus for Formation of Photovoltaic Compounds"
4,640,002 02/03/1987 J.E. Phillips, P.G. Laswell "Method and Apparatus for Increasing the Durability and Yield of Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices"
4,654,226 03/31/1987 S.C. Jackson, R.E. Rocheleau "Apparatus and Method for Photochemical Vapor Deposition"
4,709,466 12/01/1987 B.E. McCandless, R.W. Birkmire "Process for Fabricating Thin Film Photovoltaic Solar Cells"
4,909,863 03/20/1990 B.E. McCandless, R.W. Birkmire "Process for Levelling Film Surfaces and Products Thereof"
5,015,503 05/04/1991 R.D. Varrin, R.W. Birkmire "Apparatus for Producing Compound Semiconductor Thin Films"
5,085,885 02/04/1992 H.C. Foley, R.D. Varrin, Jr., S.K. Sengupta "Plasma-Induced, In-Situ Generation, Transport and Use of Collection of Reactive Precursors"
5,674,555 10/07/1997 R.W. Birkmire, J.M. Schultz, M. Marudachalam, H. Hichri "Process for Preparing Group Ib-IIIa-VIa Semiconducting Films"
6,251,701 06/26/2001 B.E. McCandless "All-Vapor Processing of P-Type Tellurium Containing II-VI Semiconductor and Ohmic Contacts Thereof"
6,310,281 10/30/2001 R.G. Wendt, G.M. Hanket, R.W. Birkmire, T.W.F. Russell, S. Weideman "Thin-film, Flexible Photovoltaic Module"
6,372,538 04/16/2002 R.G. Wendt, G.M. Hanket, R.W. Birkmire, T.W.F. Russell, S. Weideman "Fabrication of Thin-Film, Flexible Photovoltaic Module"
6,537,845 08/30/2001 B.E. McCandless, W.N. Shafarman "Chemical Surface Deposition of Ultra-Thin Semiconductors"
6,562,405 05/13/2003 E. Eser, G.M. Hanket "Multiple-Nozzle Thermal Evaporation Source"
6,676,994 01/13/2004 R.W. Birkmire, E. Eser, G.M. Hanket, B.E. McCandless "Method for Producing Thin Films"
pending 10/21/2004 E.Eser, S. Fields "Formation of Selenide, Sulfide or Mixed Selenide-Sulfide Films on Metal or Metal Coated Substrates"


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