Photovoltaic roof and method of making same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5092939
SERIAL NO

07620047

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A roof structure 10 comprises panels 14 and 16 of desired length each having a galvanized steel supportive layer which has side supporting flanges 22 interconnected together to form the roof assembly 10. The mid portion 20 of each panel has a photovoltaic surface made from amorphous semiconductor material which is laminated onto the galvanized steel with a protective plastic transparent polymer coating laminated above the photovoltaic material. The laminated galvanized steel and the photovoltaic layers are rolled into a coil and transported on site where it is unrolled, cut to size having the flanges formed to construct the rigid panels and having the panels assembled together via clips 26 and weather-proof battens 32. The photovoltaic surfaces are connected together via electrical conduit 34 coupled through couplings 88 under the panels and between the frame members 30.

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  • UNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Laarman, Timothy Almont, MI 4 574
Nath, Prem Rochester Hills, MI 70 4506

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