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Solar Cell Panel - EP4092759

EP4092759

JINGAO SOLAR
Application Number
EP22184753A
Filing Date
Sep 28, 2015
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Dec 29, 2023
Grant Date
Jan 31, 2024
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The patent EP4092759B1 was granted to Jingao Solar on Jan 31, 2024 following the initial filing on Sep 28, 2015 under the application number EP22184753A . The current legal status of the patent is Granted And Under Opposition.

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ASTRONERGY EUROPEOct 31, 2024ADMISSIBLE
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (18) New

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OPPOSITION- D14 - Schindler, Sebastian, "Multi-busbar technology: Increased module power and higher reliability at lower cost" Photovoltaics International, 2014-
OPPOSITION- D14 - Walter, Johann, "Publication Date D7" Elsevier, 2014-
OPPOSITION- D1 - screenshot of the webpage indicated here-above with reference to D1, which is a page of Elsevier website where it is possible to download article D1 (button “View pdf”) and which clearly indicates that article D1 has been made available online on September 19, 2014-
OPPOSITION- D22 - Schindler, Sebastian, " Soldering Process and Material Characterization of Miniaturized Contact Structures of a Newly Developed Multi Busbar Cell Metallization Concept" EU PVSEC, 2013 (no date to be found anywhere)-
OPPOSITION- D22 - Schindler, S., "Publication Date D16" EU PVSEC, 2013-
OPPOSITION- D2 - letter from Fraunhofer institute confirming that the slides D2-III have been presented at the 4th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics on March 26, 2014-
OPPOSITION- D2 - screenshot of the webpage accessed when clicking on the button “SiliconPV 2014 Conference proceedings” (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/energy- procedia/vol/55/suppl/C) of the webpage D2-I, giving access to all the articles presented in such SiliconPV 2014 conference including D1-
OPPOSITION- D2 - screenshot of the webpage of the 4th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV, 2014, 25-27 March 2014 where D1 was presented (https://2014.siliconpv.com/cms/proceedings.html)-
OPPOSITION- D2 - slides regarding the presentation of the contents of D1 at the SiliconPV conference on 25-27 March 2014-
OPPOSITION- D3 - Schindler, Volk, “Multi-busbar technology: Increased module power and higher reliability at lower cost”, Photovoltaic International, published on April 28, 2014 (see https://www.pv-tech.org/technicalpapers/ multibusbar-technology-increased-module-power-and-higher- reliability-at-lower-cost/)-
OPPOSITION- D4 - screenshot of the webpage cited above with reference to D3-
OPPOSITION- D5 - S. Schindler, J. Schneider, C. Poenisch, R. Nissler, D. Habermann, “Soldering process and material characterization of miniaturized contact structures of a newly developed multi busbar cell metallization concept”, Proceedings of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC (2013), pages 480-483 (no date to be found anywhere) (https://userarea.eupvsec.org/proceedings/28th-EU- PVSEC/1CV.2.13/) This link gives access to D5 as published on the webpage of the 2013 EU-PVSEC.-
OPPOSITION- D6 - letter from publisher WIP confirming that the conference proceedings for the 28th EU-PVSEC (2013) including D5 were published in year 2013-
OPPOSITION- D6 - screenshot of the webpage indicated above with reference to D5-
OPPOSITION- Braun S., Micard G., Hahn G., "Solar Cell Improvement by using a Multi Busbar Design as Front Electrode", Energy Procedia, Elsevier, NL, NL , (20120101), vol. 27, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.056, ISSN 1876-6102, pages 227 - 233, XP093235235
OPPOSITION- Braun Stefan, Hahn Giso, Nissler Robin, Pönisch Christoph, Habermann Dirk, "The Multi-busbar Design: An Overview", Energy Procedia, Elsevier, NL, NL , (20130101), vol. 43, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.11.092, ISSN 1876-6102, pages 86 - 92, XP093235236
OPPOSITION- Johann Walter, Tranitz Marco, Volk Michael, Ebert Christian, Eitner Ulrich, "Multi-wire Interconnection of Busbar-free Solar Cells", Energy Procedia, Elsevier, NL, NL , (20140101), vol. 55, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.109, ISSN 1876-6102, pages 380 - 388, XP055406988
OPPOSITION- Braun Stefan; Nissler Robin; Ebert Christian; Habermann Dirk; Hahn Giso, "High Efficiency Multi-busbar Solar Cells and Modules", IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, IEEE, (20140101), vol. 4, no. 1, doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2286525, ISSN 2156-3381, pages 148 - 153, XP011534338

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