(19)
(11) EP 2 005 481 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.10.2008

(43) Date of publication:
24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(21) Application number: 07760496.5

(22) Date of filing: 11.04.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01L 31/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/066446
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/121252 (25.10.2007 Gazette 2007/43)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 11.04.2006 US 790606 P
17.04.2006 US 792485 P
17.04.2006 US 792635 P
20.04.2006 US 793442 P
26.04.2006 US 795103 P
05.05.2006 US 797881 P
05.05.2006 US 798258 P
11.10.2006 US 850963 P
11.10.2006 US 850845 P
07.02.2007 US 888704 P

(71) Applicant: Konarka Technologies, Inc.
Lowell, MA 01852 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BERKE, Howard
    Hollis, New Hampshire 03049 (US)
  • BRABEC, Christoph
    A-4040 Linz (AT)
  • GAUDIANA, Russell
    Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 (US)
  • KINGSBOROUGH, Richard
    North Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01863 (US)
  • SHI, Xiaobo
    Centennial, Colorado 80112 (US)
  • WALLER, David
    Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 (US)
  • WALDAUF, Christoph
    A-6020 Innsbruck (AT)
  • ZHU, Zhengguo
    Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank 
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight BusinessTowers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)

   


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