Patent ID: 8319097

Claim:
An intermediate article in the production of an interconnected array of photovoltaic cells wherein, at least a portion of said article comprises a flexible sheet like substrate having one or more layers, said substrate comprising a transparent or translucent region, and wherein said region has an exterior first surface formed by a polymeric adhesive having adhesive characteristics such that said first surface is capable of adhesively bonding directly to a light incident surface of a photovoltaic cell formed by a transparent conductive oxide, said portion further comprises a pattern comprising electrically conductive material, and at least a portion of said pattern overlays, is positioned on, and is in direct physical contact with said first surface, said pattern designed to collect current from a said light incident surface and further designed to extend over a preponderance of a said light incident surface, said article has a length much greater than width whereby said article can be characterized as continuous in length, and wherein said intermediate article is flexible and is absent a photovoltaic cell.