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(11) EP 1 273 048 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.10.2013 Bulletin 2013/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/35

(21) Application number: 01927847.2

(22) Date of filing: 28.03.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01L 31/18(2006.01)
H01L 31/0392(2006.01)
 H01L 27/142(2006.01)
H01L 31/032(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2001/003715
(87) International publication number:
WO 2001/078156 (18.10.2001 Gazette 2001/42)

(54)

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC FOIL

HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN EINER PHOTOVOLTAISCHEN SCHICHT

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UNE FEUILLE PHOTOVOLTAIQUE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 06.04.2000 NL 1014857

(43) Date of publication of application:
08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02

(73) Proprietor: HyET Energy Systems B.V.
6827 AV Arnhem (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • MIDDELMAN, Erik
    NL-6815 CC Arnhem (NL)
  • JONGERDEN, Gert, Jan
    NL-6881 WG Velp (NL)

(74) Representative: Beetz, Tom 
De Vries & Metman Overschiestraat 180
1062 XK Amsterdam
1062 XK Amsterdam (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 794 270
DE-A- 19 634 580
US-A- 5 232 860
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US-A- 4 341 610
   
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