Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Plant Providing Continuous Process For Making Laminated Solar Panels' Filed by Aptera Motors Corp.

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417067940 A) filed by Aptera Motors Corp., Carlsbad, U.S.A., on Sept. 9, 2024, for 'plant providing continuous process for making laminated solar panels.'

Inventor(s) include Thakkar, Anuj M.; Engler, Nathan T; Thurber, Reed; and Wood, Jesse H.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 31, under issue no. 05/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to improved methods and implementation of reliably manufacturing laminated solar panel products having one or more axis of curvature, wherein at least one solar cell also has one or more axis of curvature, in a manufacturing plant, the manufacturing plant being capable of continuous, optimized operation. A substrate and a superstate having a doubly-curved geometry may be assembled with a core disposed therebetween, the core comprising a solar cell array including at least one solar cell. During the lamination process, the plant substantially eliminates cracking of the at least one solar cell of the solar array through controlled and uniform application of lamination pressure and temperature that applies uniform local pressure simultaneously to each cell, resulting in a durable and reliable product. The invention further relates to a plant and/or facility having efficient, effective, and repeatable results relating to such methods."

The patent application was internationally filed on Feb. 13, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/062513.

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