Solar cell array

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1028866
  • Patent Number
    D1,028,866
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, May 5, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 28, 2024
    10 months ago
  • Inventors
    • Fesler; Lance (Albuquerque, NM, US)
    • Simmons; Sean (Albuquerque, NM, US)
    • Struempel; Claudia (Albuquerque, NM, US)
    • Cho; Benjamin (Albuquerque, NM, US)
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Rademaker; Garth
    • Tisdell; Suzanne E
Abstract
Description

The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. NNA10DF16B between the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Millennium Engineering and Integration LLC (MEI), under which SolAero Technologies Corp. is a sub-tier subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation.



FIG. 1 is a top perspective view that illustrates the solar cell array showing our new design;



FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a rear side elevation view thereof;



FIG. 5 is a front side elevation view thereof;



FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof; and,



FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof.


The broken line portion of the figure drawings is included to show portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a solar cell array, as shown and described.
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