Hopewell Junction, NY – November 16, 2011 – SpectraWatt, Inc. announced it expects to be auctioning its intellectual property on December 15, 2011.
SpectraWatt expects to conduct a live public auction sale of its IP assets at 11:00 a.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) on December 15, 2011. The auction will be conducted at the offices of Scouler & Company at 100 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201, and via teleconference.
Since its inception, SpectraWatt has engaged in substantial research and development in solar cell materials development. As a result of this R&D, along with its initial acquisition of certain intellectual property from Intel, SpectraWatt has the following IP assets to offer at auction.
This compelling technology has relevance not only for the solar industry, but also the semiconductor, LED, lasers & photonics, telecom/datacom, defense/security and others.
For more detailed information on this auction, including a full IP catalog, a non-disclosure agreement must be signed. Please email Richard J. Haug, President and COO of SpectraWatt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive this information.
The IP Assets will be divided into the following lots for the auction:
Lot 1:
All of the Debtor’s IP Assets, including lab notebooks.
Lot 2:
1) (a) U.S. Prov. Appl. No. 61/109,086 (filed 10/28/2008) for SOLAR CELL CONSTRUCTED WITH INORGANIC QUANTUM DOTS AND STRUCTURED MOLECULAR CONTACTS
(Our Ref. 39979/0007:001 US).
(b) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 12/606,908 (filed 10/09/2009) for SOLAR CELL CONSTRUCTED WITH INORGANIC QUANTUM DOTS AND STRUCTURED MOLECULAR CONTACTS
(Our Ref. 39979/0007:002 US).
Lot 3:
2) (a) U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/225,472 (filed 07/14/2009) for LIGHT CONVERSION
EFFICIENCY-ENHANCED SOLAR CELL FABRICATED WITH DOWNSHIFTING
NANOMATERIAL
(Our Ref. 39979/0008:001 US).
(b) International Appl. No. PCT/US2010/042010 (filed 07/14/2010) for LIGHT
CONVERSION EFFICIENCY-ENHANCED SOLAR CELL FABRICATED WITH
DOWNSHIFTING NANOMATERIAL (published 1/20/2011 as WIPO. Pub. No. 2011-008881)
(Our Ref. 39979/0008:002 PCT).
(c) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 12/836,511 (filed 07/14/2010) for LIGHT CONVERSION
EFFICIENCY-ENHANCED SOLAR CELL FABRICATED WITH DOWNSHIFTING
NANOMATERIAL (published 9/15/2011 as U.S. Pub. No. 2011-0220194)
(Our Ref. 39979/0008:002 US).
Lot 4:
3) (a) U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/371,594 (filed 08/06/2010) for COOPERATIVE
PHOTOVOLTAIC NETWORKS HAVING DIFFERENT PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS
(Our Ref. 39979/0010:001 US).
(b) U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/371,603 (filed 08/06/2010) for TRIPLE-JUNCTION
TANDEM PHOTOVOLTIC DEVICE IN WHICH TWO OF THE JUNCTIONS HAVE
SIMILAR BANDGAP ENERGIES
(Our Ref. 39979/0012:001 US).
(c) U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/419,182 (filed 12/02/2010) for MULTICRYSTALLINE
SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ADAPTATIONS FOR USE IN A BOTTOM NETWORK IN A TANDEM SOLAR MODULE
(Our Ref. 39979/0013:001 US).
(d) International Appl. No. PCT/US2011/45466 (filed 7/27/2011) for COOPERATIVE
PHOTOVOLTAIC NETWORKS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL ADAPTATIONS FOR USE
THEREIN
(Our Ref. 39979/0014:001 US).
Lot 5:
4) (a) U.S. Prov. Pat. Appl. No. 61/410,754 (filed 11/05/2010) for SOLAR MODULE
EMPLOYING QUANTUM LUMINESCENT LATERAL TRANSFER CONCENTRATOR
(Our Ref. 39979/0011:001 US).
(b) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 13/287,407 (filed 11/02/2011) for SOLAR MODULE EMPLOYING QUANTUM LUMINESCENT LATERAL TRANSFER CONCENTRATOR
(Our Ref. 39979/0011:002 US).
Lot 6:
5) (a) U.S. Pat. Appl. No. 11/956,856 (filed 12/14/2007) for SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROWING POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS (published 6/18/2009 as U.S. Pub. No. 2009-0151622).
A hearing to consider and approve the procedures for the IP assets is scheduled for December 6, 2011 before the United States Bankruptcy Court. SpectraWatt, should it receive approval, will conduct the auction on the date and in the manner provided in this release. Additional information regarding the filings regarding this sale are available either on request to Toni Silva at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or in the PACER records for the SpectraWatt, Inc., Chapter 11 filings, Case No. 11-37366-CGM, Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie Division. The procedures for participation in the auction include the payment of a deposit of $5000 at least 48 hours prior to the auction.
Contact:
Richard J. Haug
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