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App. No. 18/703,192
· Confirmation No. 5420
BIFACIAL ENHANCEMENT LAYERS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME
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First Solar, Inc.
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Inventors
James Becker
Perrysburg, OH
William Huber
Ottawa Hills, OH
Chungho Lee
San Jose, CA
Jialiu Ma
Perrysburg, OH
Dirk Weiss
Corvallis, CA
Gang Xiong
Santa Clara, CA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
136/257
H10F77/315
H10F77/45
Prosecution
- Examiner
- WHITE, SADIE
- Art Unit
- 1721
- Customer No.
- 109944
- Docket No.
- 63026-US-PCT/P02442
- Confirmation No.
- 5420
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20240413254A1
- Pub. Date
- 2024-12-12
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2025-03-31
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/703,192
- Filed
- 2024-04-19
- Pub. No.
- US20240413254A1
- Examiner
- WHITE, SADIE
- Art Unit
- 1721
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