James L Young
Architects at Arrowhead, West Bloomfield, MI

4530739, Jul 23, 1985

Mar 9, 1984

6/588013

Joseph J. Hanak - Lawrenceville NJ
Prem Nath - Rochester MI
Masatsugu Izu - Birmingham MI
James Young - West Bloomfield MI

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. - Troy MI

C25D 104, C25D 120, C25D 548

204 4

An electroplated substrate, characterized by a substantially reduced number of surface defects, for the fabrication of thin film electronic devices. The substrate is prepared in an electroforming process by electroplating onto and removing a metallic layer from the surface of a specifically prepared, substantially defect-free mandril. The substrate may be provided with a preselected surface finish by either (1) texturing the mandril or (2) controlling the parameters of the electroplating process to control the morphology of the deposit. The substrate is especially adapted for the fabrication of thin film photoresponsive devices which incorporate specular or diffuse back reflectors, since the texture may be controlled to provide for the appropriate type of reflectivity. Large area, thin film semiconductor devices incorporating the electroplated substrate are readily scribed to form electrically isolated small area segments for the fabrication of modules, arrays and the like.

4565607, Jan 21, 1986

May 16, 1985

6/734712

Joseph J. Hanak - Lawrenceville NJ
Prem Nath - Rochester MI
Masatsugu Izu - Birmingham MI
James Young - West Bloomfield MI

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. - Troy MI

C25D 548

204 381

An electroplated substrate, characterized by a substantially reduced number of surface defects, for the fabrication of thin film electronic devices. The substrate is prepared in an electroforming process by electroplating onto and removing a metallic layer from the surface of a specifically prepared, substantially defect-free mandril. The substrate may be provided with a preselected surface finish by either (1) texturing the mandril or (2) controlling the parameters of the electroplating process to control the morphology of the deposit. The substrate is especially adapted for the fabrication of thin film photoresponsive devices which incorporate specular or diffuse back reflectors, since the texture may be controlled to provide for the appropriate type of reflectivity. Large area, thin film semiconductor devices incorporating the electroplated substrate are readily scribed to form electrically isolated small area segments for the fabrication of modules, arrays and the like.

4636579, Jan 13, 1987

Mar 18, 1985

6/712838

Joseph J. Hanak - Birmingham MI
James Young - West Bloomfield MI
Bert Kuypers - Lake Orion MI
Richard Blieden - Bloomfield Hills MI

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. - Troy MI

H01L 3106

136245

A retractable power supply including a solar cell for converting incident radiation to electrical energy and a base member for (1) storing the solar cell when said cell is not operatively deployed and (2) supporting the solar cell when said cell is in an operative condition. A rechargeable battery pack may be included in the base member for storing electrical energy generated by the solar cell. In one particularly noteworthy embodiment, the solar cell may be employed as a retractable window shade.