Deadline to Acquire BeamReach Solar Intellectual Property Extended

Additional Patent Assets Granted, Allowed and Filed

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Jul 07, 2017, 16:14 ET

NEW YORK, July 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- OB Realty, LLC, an affiliate of Opus Bank, the former secured lender to BeamReach Solar, is pleased to announce that since April, it has received two patent grants [US and AU], nine notice of allowances [CN (1), EP (3) and US (5)] and filed 14 new applications [US (13) and JP (1)], including an application directed at a further cost-savings for the structure of the Sprint solar system technology.

Because of these new additions to the BeamReach patent portfolio and recent interest from strategic corporations outside the solar cell manufacturing segment, the diligence period will remain open until 5PM Eastern Time on September 15, 2017. All offers should be submitted no later than this deadline. Opus Bank will evaluate offers as they are received.

The portfolio of IP and know-how is attracting interest from companies with application for thin film flexible PV cells, such as automobile and roof shingle and tile companies, as well as commercial and utility scale installers interested in lightweight and rapid deployment racking systems. Beyond solar, drug delivery companies have expressed interest in BeamReach's porous silicon technology.

Parties interested in learning more about these BeamReach intellectual property assets, the sale process, and other bidding requirements should contact the parties below. A virtual diligence room is available for all interested parties.

The team continues to make significant progress selling the tangible portions of the BeamReach Solar inventory of equipment and assembled Sprint Solar Panels for direct installation on roofs.

Stephen Shea, former VP of Cell Engineering and Operations at BeamReach Solar and an expert with more than 30 years in the solar industry, will be attending the July 11-13 Intersolar North America Exhibition in San Francisco. Kindly contact Mr. Shea ([email protected] or (m) 404-276-6103) or any of the below parties to arrange for a meeting during the Exhibition.

The following list provides the world wide granted patent assets of BeamReach Solar, as of 6 July 2017. The confidential data room contains the full list of BeamReach Solar assets, including granted patents and pending patent applications (by technology grouping), equipment and inventory.

BeamReach Solar - Granted Patent Assets

Country	Patent Number	Title	Country	Patent Number	Title
JP	5528809	Template For Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cell Manufacturing And Methods Of Use	US	8,288,195	Method For Fabricating A Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate From A Template
US	8,129,822	Template For Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cell Manufacturing And Methods Of Use	US	8,294,026	High-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells
US	8,084,684	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	CN	ZL201080063494.8	High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Back-Contact Solar Cell Structures And Manufacturing Methods Using Thin Planar Semiconductor Absorbers
US	8,324,499	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	CN	ZL201080063303.8	High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Back-Contact Solar Cell Structures And Manufacturing Methods Using Semiconductor Wafers
US	9,349,887	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	CN	ZL201080063496.7	High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Back-Contact Solar Cell Structures And Manufacturing Methods Using Three-Dimensional Semiconductor Absorbers
US	7,999,174	Solar Module Structures And Assembly Methods For Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	NO	9,196,759	High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Back-Contact Solar Cell Structures And Manufacturing Methods

Country	Patent Number	Title	Country	Patent Number	Title
US	8,742,249	Solar Module Structures And Assembly Methods For Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	US	8,962,380	High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Back-Contact Solar Cell Structures And Manufacturing Methods Using Thin Planar Semiconductor Absorbers
US	7,786,376	High Efficiency Solar Cell	CN	ZL201080064953.4	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing
CN	ZL200780045520.2	Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	DE	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
JP	5519285	Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	DK	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
JP	5739037	Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	EP	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
US	8,035,028	Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	FR	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
US	8,035,027	Solar Module Structures And Assembly Methods For Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	GB	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
US	8,847,060	Solar Module Structures And Assembly Methods For Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells	NL	EP2519967	Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Thin Wafer Processing (validated in DE DK FR GB & NL);
US	7,745,313	Substrate Release Methods And Apparatus	US	9,330,952	Bipolar Mobile Electrostatic Carriers For Wafer Processing
US	8,293,558	Method For Releasing A Thin-Film Substrate	CN	ZL201180018589.2	Double-Sided Reusable Template For Fabrication Of Semiconductor Substrates For Photovoltaic Cell And Microelectronics Device Manufacturing
US	8,193,076	Method For Releasing A Thin Semiconductor Substrate From A Reusable Template	US	8,241,940	Double-Sided Reusable Template For Fabrication Of Semiconductor Substrates For Photovoltaic Cell And Microelectronics Device Manufacturing
US	9,397,250	A Releasing Apparatus For Separating A Semiconductor Substrate From A Semiconductor Template	US	9,401,276	Apparatus For Forming Porous Silicon Layers On At Least Two Surfaces Of A Plurality Of Silicon Templates
US	8,512,581	Methods For Liquid Transfer Coating Of Three-Dimensional Substrates	KR	10-1381305	Passivation Methods For Achieving Ultra-Low Surface Recombination Velocities For High-Efficiency Solar Cells
US	9,093,323	Methods For Selectively Coating Three-Dimensional Features On A Substrate	KR	10-1289787	Laser Processing For High-Efficiency Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Fabrication
DE	EP2356675	Methods And Systems For Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1384853	Laser Processing Methods For Photovoltaic Solar Cells
EP	EP2356675	Methods And Systems For Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	8,399,331	Laser Processing For High-Efficiency Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Fabrication
FR	EP2356675	Methods And Systems For Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,508,886	Method For Making A Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Substrate Utilizing Flat Top Laser Beam
GB	EP2356675	Methods And Systems For Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	8,637,340	Patterning Of Silicon Oxide Layers Using Pulsed Laser Ablation
NL	EP2356675	Methods And Systems For Manufacturing Thin-Film Solar Cells (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,455,362	Laser Irradiation Aluminum Doping For Monocrystalline Silicon Substrates
US	8,168,465	Three-Dimensional Semiconductor Template For Making High Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells	US	9,419,165	Laser Processing For Back Contact Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Fabrication
US	8,664,737	Three-Dimensional Semiconductor Template For Making High Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells	US	9,236,510	Patterning Of Silicon Oxide Layers Using Pulsed Laser Ablation
US	9,590,035	Three-Dimensional Semiconductor Template For Making High Efficiency Solar Cells	KR	10-1369282	High Productivity Thin Film Deposition Method And System
US	8,053,665	Truncated Pyramid Structures For See-Through Solar Cells	MY	MY-158500-A	Backplane Reinforcement And Interconnects For Solar Cells
US	8,853,521	Truncated Pyramid Structures For See-Through Solar Cells	US	8,946,547	Backplane Reinforcement And Interconnects For Solar Cells
US	8,828,517	Structure And Method For Improving Solar Cell Efficiency And Mechanical Strength	KR	10-1289789	Apparatus And Method For Repeatedly Fabricating Thin Film Semiconductor Substrates Using A Template


Country	Patent Number	Title	Country	Patent Number	Title
DE	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1347681	High-Throughput Batch Porous Silicon Manufacturing Equipment Design and Processing Methods
DK	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	US	9,076,642	High-Throughput Batch Porous Silicon Manufacturing Equipment Design And Processing Methods
EP	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	US	8,906,218	Apparatus And Method For Uniformly Forming Porous Semiconductor On A Substrate
FR	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1368598	Deposition Systems And Processes
GB	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1384872	Method For Reconstructing A Semiconductor Template
NL	EP2387458	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method (Validated in DE DK FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1449891	Self-Activated Front Surface Bias For A Solar Cell
US	8,926,803	Porous Silicon Electro-Etching System And Method	KR	10-1532721	Spatially Selective Laser Annealing Applications In High-Efficiency Solar Cells
US	8,937,243	Structures And Methods For High-Efficiency Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Solar Cells	KR	10-1389030	Method And Apparatus For Reconditioning A Carrier Wafer For Reuse
US	9,595,622	Structures And Methods For High-Efficiency Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Solar Cells	KR	10-1396027	Ion Implantation And Annealing For High Efficiency Back-Contact Back-Junction Solar Cells
US	8,278,192	Trench Formation Method For Releasing A Thin-Film Substrate From A Reusable Semiconductor Template	US	9,318,644	Ion Implantation And Annealing For Thin-Film Crystalline Solar Cells
US	9,343,299	Trench Formation Method For Releasing A Substrate From A Semiconductor Template	AU	2012294932	High-Efficiency Solar Photovoltaic Cells And Modules Using Thin Crystalline Semiconductor Absorbers
CN	ZL201080021690.9	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor	AU	2012340098	Smart Photovoltaic Cells And Modules
DE	EP2419306	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,293,619	Smart Photovoltaic Cells And Modules
EP	EP2419306	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,337,374	High Productivity Spray Processing For The Metallization Of Semiconductor Workpieces
FR	EP2419306	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	AU	2012362505	Systems And Methods For Enhanced Light Trapping In Solar Cells
GB	EP2419306	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	KR	10-1654548	Systems And Methods For Enhanced Light Trapping In Solar Cells
NL	EP2419306	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,583,651	Systems And Methods For Enhanced Light Trapping In Solar Cells
US	8,656,860	High Efficiency Epitaxial Chemical Vapor Deposition (Cvd) Reactor	US	9,214,353	Systems And Methods For Laser Splitting And Device Layer Transfer
US	9,099,584	Integrated Three-Dimensional And Planar Metallization Structure For Thin Film Solar Cells	US	8,828,784	Resistance Component Extraction For Back Contact Back Junction Solar Cells
US	8,445,314	Method Of Creating Reusable Template For Detachable Thin Film Substrate	US	9,461,582	Electrical Parametric Testing For Back Contact Semiconductor Solar Cells
US	9,053,957	Structure And Method For Creating A Reusable Template For Detachable Thin Film Substrates	KR	10-1528447	Structures And Methods Of Formation Of Contiguous And Non-Contiguous Base Regions For High Efficiency Back-Contact Solar Cells
CN	ZL201080030023.7	High-Productivity Porous Silicon Manufacturing Equipment	AU	2013331304	Systems And Methods For Monolithically Integrated Bypass Switches In Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Modules
JP	5872456	High-Productivity Porous Silicon Manufacturing Equipment	CN	ZL2013800592188	Systems And Methods For Monolithically Integrated Bypass Switches In Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Modules
US	8,999,058	High-Productivity Porous Silicon Manufacturing Equipment	JP	6063577	Systems And Methods For Monolithically Integrated Bypass Switches In Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Modules
US	8,420,435	Ion Implantation Fabrication Process For Thin-Film Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells	KR	10-1563851	Systems And Methods For Monolithically Integrated Bypass Switches In Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Modules
DE	EP2436028	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,219,171	Systems And Methods For Monolithically Integrated Bypass Switches In Photovoltaic Solar Cells And Modules


Country	Patent Number	Title	Country	Patent Number	Title
EP	EP2436028	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,515,217	Monolithic Isled (Tiled) Solar Cell (Icell) For Low-Cost High-Performance Photovoltaics Modules
FR	EP2436028	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,214,585	Annealing For Damage Free Laser Processing For High Efficiency Solar Cells
GB	EP2436028	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	9,379,258	Fabrication Methods For Back Contact Back Junction Solar Cells
MY	MY159405-A1	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing	US	9,130,076	Trench Isolation For Monolithically Isled Solar Photovoltaic Cells And Modules
NL	EP2436028	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing (Validated in DE FR GB & NL)	US	8,992,746	Anodizing Apparatus
US	8,551,866	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing	CN	ZL201210505374.X	Anodizing Apparatus, An Anodizing System Having The Same, And A Semiconductor Wafer
US	8,916,772	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing	JP	5908266	Anodizing Apparatus, An Anodizing System Having The Same, And A Semiconductor Wafer
MY	MY-159267-A	Method For Fabricating A Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate From A Template	US	9680041	Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Semiconductor Substrate With Through-Holes And Methods Of Manufacturing
			AU	2013225680	Structures And Methods For High Efficiency Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells

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