US Patent 7597388 Electric charging roof on an automobile

Patent 7597388 was granted and assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75973880

Date of Patent

October 6, 2009

Patent Application Number

121671920

Date Filed

July 2, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kiran B Patel

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to an electric charging roof on an automobile. The present invention can be or a method of manufacture of an automobile having a body with an interior, a roof attached to the body, a layer of paint coated on top of the roof, an energy storage unit located within the interior of the body, and a layer of photovoltaic material deposited on top of the layer of paint to form a solar panel connected to the energy storage unit.