Solar cell

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the first embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a enlarged view of area 4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view of the second embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 10 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of the third embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 16 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front elevation view of the fourth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 22 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a front elevation view of the fifth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 28 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a front elevation view of the sixth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 34 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a front elevation view of the seventh embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 40 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a front elevation view of the eighth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 46 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a front elevation view of the ninth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 52 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 55 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a front elevation view of the tenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 58 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 59 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 60 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 61 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 62 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a front elevation view of the eleventh embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 64 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 65 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 66 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 67 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 68 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 69 is a front elevation view of the twelfth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 70 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 71 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 72 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 73 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 74 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 75 is a front elevation view of the thirteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 76 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 77 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 78 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 79 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 80 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 81 is a front elevation view of the fourteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 82 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 83 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 84 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 85 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 86 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 87 is a front elevation view of the fifteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 88 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 89 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 90 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 91 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 92 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 93 is a front elevation view of the sixteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 94 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 95 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 96 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 97 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 98 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 99 is a front elevation view of the seventeenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 100 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 101 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 102 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 103 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 104 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 105 is a front elevation view of the eighteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 106 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 107 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 108 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 109 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 110 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 111 is a front elevation view of the nineteenth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 112 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 113 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 114 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 115 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 116 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 117 is a front elevation view of the twentieth embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 118 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 119 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 120 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 121 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 122 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 123 is a front elevation view of the twenty-first embodiment of a solar cell showing our new design;

FIG. 124 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 125 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 126 is a right elevation view thereof;

FIG. 127 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 128 is a bottom plan view thereof.

In the drawing views, the even broken line and the dash-dot broken line represent unclaimed portions of the solar cell that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a solar cell, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Zhou; Lisong (Freemont, CA), Zhou; Huaming (Wuxi Jiangsu, CN)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Flex Ltd. Singapore N/A SG
Assignee:	Flex Ltd (Singapore, SG)
Appl. No.:	D/615,111
Filed:	August 25, 2017

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Current U.S. Class:	D13/102
Current International Class:	1302
Field of Search:	;D13/101,102,118,184,199

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Primary Examiner: Bui; Daniel D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Weber Rosselli & Cannon LLP

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