Craig Thomas Marshall

US Patent:

7709729, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Feb 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/771719

Inventors:

Edward J. Simburger - Agoura CA, US
James H. Matsumoto - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas W. Giants - Santa Monica CA, US
Alec Garcia, III - Santa Clarita CA, US
Alan R. Perry - Conifer CA, US
Suraj Rawal - Littleton CO, US
Craig H. Marshall - Littleton CO, US
John K. H. Lin - Middletown DE, US
Jonathan Robert Day - Dover DE, US
Thomas W. Kerslake - Strongsville OH, US
Stephen E. Scarborough - Seaford DE, US

Assignee:

The Aerospace Corporation - El Segundo CA
ILC Dover, LP - Frederica DE
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

H01L 31/042

US Classification:

136244, 136256, 136259, 136292, 136293, 2441583, 2441727, 2441728, 2441729, 2441595, 16 50, 16 66, 16 67, 16 68, 16221, 16373

Abstract:

A flexible inflatable hinge includes curable resin for rigidly positioning panels of solar cells about the hinge in which wrap around contacts and flex circuits are disposed for routing power from the solar cells to the power bus further used for grounding the hinge. An indium tin oxide and magnesium fluoride coating is used to prevent static discharge while being transparent to ultraviolet light that cures the embedded resin after deployment for rigidizing the inflatable hinge.

US Patent:

20050011551, Jan 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/420461

Inventors:

Edward Simburger - Agoura CA, US
David Hinkley - La Mirada CA, US
Craig Marshall - Littleton CO, US
Alan Perry - Conifer CO, US
Suraj Rawal - Littleton CO, US

International Classification:

B32B015/00
H01L025/00

US Classification:

136244000, 428209000

Abstract:

A wrap around contact is disposed on the edge of a solar cell panel for providing electrical connections between a thin film solar cell contact and electrical conductors in a flex circuit for routing electrical energy produced by the solar cells to a power bus. The wrap around contact wraps around an edge of a solar cell on top of which is the solar cell contact. Under the solar cell, power bus conductor traces are laser welded to the wrap around contract so as to connect the flex circuit power bus to the silver contact of the thin film solar cell.