Bob Goozner's Solar Review

Patent Day

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues patents once a week, on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the USPTO issued 4,218 patents.

Of the 4,218 patents issued,

26 contained the word "photovoltaic";

27 contained the phrase "solar cell";

43 contained the phrase "fuel cell";

11 contained the term "biodiesel";

9 contained the word "geothermal"; and

21 contained the term "wind turbine".

An interesting patent for today is byAndreas Karpinski and Bernhard Koll of Kuraray Europe GmbH, who developed a method for producing solar modules by a roller laminate process. See U.S. Patent 8,097,117.

Robert E. Goozner - January 17, 2012

Patent Day

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues patents once a week, on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the USPTO issued 4,479 patents.

Of the 4,479 patents issued,

31 contained the word "photovoltaic";

33 contained the phrase "solar cell";

48 contained the phrase "fuel cell";

10 contained the term "biodiesel";

11 contained the word "geothermal"; and

16 contained the term "wind turbine".

An interesting patent for today is by Dong Yu et al. of Nanosolar, who developed solution-based fabrication of photovoltaic cells. See U.S. Patent 8,088,309.

Robert E. Goozner - January 5, 2012

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Patent Lawyer View

My law firm, Young & Thompson, moved into nice new offices at the northern edge of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Somehow I was given a prestigious (but not corner) office with a view of the Potomac river.

Although you can barely see it, the Alexandria boathouse is at the end of Madison Street, and one can see the rowing team practice in the late afternoon.

AACHEN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

The Goozner Solar Review arises from my long standing interest in all forms of alternative energy. This not only includes solar energy, but all kinds of energy that are non-carbon based. Above, you see me in front of the geothermal project at the University of Aachen (Germany). The geothermal energy is obtained by sinking a shaft about 1km straight into the ground, and exploiting the temperature gradient between the abyss and the surface. This shaft will supply most of the energy used by the University.

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Solar Decathlon	Department of Energy	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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