PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16427534
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["136", "256000"]

Abstract:
Methods of fabricating photovoltaic cells are provided. The photovoltaic cells include a transparent substrate to allow light to enter the photovoltaic cell through the substrate, and a light absorption layer associated with the substrate. The light absorption layer has opposite first and second surfaces, with the first surface being closer to the transparent substrate than the second surface. A passivation layer is disposed over the second surface of the light absorption layer, and a plurality of first discrete contacts and a plurality of second discrete contacts are provided within the passivation layer to facilitate electrical coupling to the light absorption layer. A first electrode and a second electrode are disposed over the passivation layer to contact the plurality of first discrete contacts and the plurality of second discrete contacts, respectively. The first and second electrodes may include a photon-reflective material.

Claim (Index 1):
A method comprising:\n fabricating a photovoltaic cell, the fabricating comprising:\n providing a substrate, the substrate being, at least in part, transparent to allow light to enter the photovoltaic cell through the substrate; \n providing a light absorption layer in association with the substrate, the light absorption layer having opposite first and second surfaces, the first surface being closer to the substrate than the second surface; \n disposing a passivation layer over the second surface of the light absorption layer; \n forming a plurality of first discrete contacts and a plurality of second discrete contacts within, at least in part, the passivation layer to electrically couple to the light absorption layer; and \n providing a first electrode and a second electrode disposed over the passivation layer, the first electrode electrically contacting the plurality of first discrete contacts, and the second electrode electrically contacting the plurality of second discrete contacts.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.77778
- Patent Class: 136.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14751276', '14870276', '15198204', '14803843', '11631610']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7732424506880311
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4853630405065899
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.744454509669887
- Mean Citation Score: 208.072266
- Max Citation Score: 253.30238
- Similarity Product: 238.7547036603141

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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