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IN2012DN03159A
IN2012DN03159A IN3159DEN2012A IN2012DN03159A IN 2012DN03159 A IN2012DN03159 A IN 2012DN03159A IN 3159DEN2012 A IN3159DEN2012 A IN 3159DEN2012A IN 2012DN03159 A IN2012DN03159 A IN 2012DN03159A
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Casler Joseph
E Cohen Brian
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First Solar Inc
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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IN3159DEN2012 2009-10-14 2010-10-12 IN2012DN03159A (de)

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US25146109P 2009-10-14 2009-10-14
PCT/US2010/052327 WO2011046935A1 (en) 2009-10-14 2010-10-12 Photovoltaic module

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US (2) US8816185B2 (de)
CN (1) CN102598462A (de)
DE (1) DE112010004047T5 (de)
IN (1) IN2012DN03159A (de)
TW (1) TWI504007B (de)
WO (1) WO2011046935A1 (de)

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CN102598462A (zh) 2012-07-18
US8816185B2 (en) 2014-08-26
DE112010004047T5 (de) 2012-12-27
TWI504007B (zh) 2015-10-11
US20140339896A1 (en) 2014-11-20

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