ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,330, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands).

"Photovoltaic packaging, and a method for manufacturing such a photovoltaic packaging" was invented by Roland Van Giesen (Geleen, Netherlands), Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria Steenbakkers-Menting (Geleen, Netherlands), Rick Robert Emilie Bercx (Geleen, Netherlands), Maud Corrina Willie Van Der Ven (Geleen, Netherlands) and Rob Venderbosch (Geleen, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present teachings relate to a photovoltaic packaging comprising a polymer back layer, photovoltaic cells electrically connected to each other,...