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USD1009775S1
USD1009775S1 US29/617,566 US201729617566F USD1009775S US D1009775 S1 USD1009775 S1 US D1009775S1 US 201729617566 F US201729617566 F US 201729617566F US D1009775 S USD1009775 S US D1009775S
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Gilad Almogy
Itai Suez
Jean HUMMEL
Nathan Beckett
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Priority to US29/664,279 priority patent/USD913210S1/en
Priority to US29/666,035 priority patent/USD933584S1/en
Priority to US29/668,612 priority patent/USD916651S1/en
Priority to US29/674,623 priority patent/USD896747S1/en
Priority to US29/691,325 priority patent/USD934158S1/en
Priority to US29/691,290 priority patent/USD933585S1/en
Priority to US29/691,321 priority patent/USD1013619S1/en
Priority to US29/691,279 priority patent/USD977413S1/en
Priority to US29/691,305 priority patent/USD1012832S1/en
Priority to US29/773,806 priority patent/USD999723S1/en
Priority to US29/778,059 priority patent/USD980158S1/en
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FIG. 1 is a front, top, and right side perspective view of a first embodiment of a solar panel;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view forms no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged, cross sectional view taken along line 5-5 shown in FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 6 is a front, top, and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of a solar panel;
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view forms no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;
FIG. 9 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view shown;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged, cross sectional view taken along line 10-10 shown in FIG. 7 ;
FIG. 11 is a front, top, and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of a solar panel;
FIG. 12 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view forms no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom plan view being a mirror image of the top plan view shown;
FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a minor image of the left side elevational view shown; and,
FIG. 15 is an enlarged, cross sectional view taken along line 15-15 shown in FIG. 12 .
The broken lines in the drawings illustrate subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a solar panel, as shown and described.
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US29/617,566 USD1009775S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2017-09-14 Solar panel
US29/664,279 USD913210S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2018-09-24 Solar panel
US29/666,035 USD933584S1 (en) 2012-11-08 2018-10-09 Solar panel
US29/668,612 USD916651S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2018-10-31 Solar panel
US29/674,623 USD896747S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2018-12-21 Solar panel
US29/691,305 USD1012832S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2019-05-15 Solar panel
US29/691,325 USD934158S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2019-05-15 Solar panel
US29/691,279 USD977413S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2019-05-15 Solar panel
US29/691,321 USD1013619S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2019-05-15 Solar panel
US29/691,290 USD933585S1 (en) 2014-10-15 2019-05-15 Solar panel
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US29508323 2014-11-05
US14/536,486 US20150349168A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-11-07 Shingled solar cell module
US14/539,546 US20150349169A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-11-12 Shingled solar cell module
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US14/550,676 US20150349171A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-11-21 Shingled solar cell module
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US14/565,820 US20150349145A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-12-10 Shingled solar cell module
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US14/586,025 US20150349153A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-12-30 Shingled solar cell module
US14/585,917 US20150349162A1 (en) 2014-05-27 2014-12-30 Shingled solar cell module
US14/594,439 US9397252B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2015-01-12 Shingled solar cell module
US14/605,695 US9484484B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2015-01-26 Shingled solar cell module
US14/674,983 US9947820B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2015-03-31 Shingled solar cell panel employing hidden taps
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US15/359,326 US10090430B2 (en) 2014-05-27 2016-11-22 System for manufacturing a shingled solar cell module
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