Patents

Patent Name and No.
Inventors
Date Issued
Link

Processes for fabricating all-back-contact heterojunction photovoltaic cells
US20100319769A1

Robert W. Birkmire, Steven S. Hegedus, Ujjwal K. Das
12/23/2010

Method for producing thin films
US6676994B2

Robert W. Birkmire, Erten Eser, Gregory M. Hanket, Brian E. McCandless
01/13/04

Multiple-nozzle thermal evaporation source
US6562405B2

Erten Eser, Gregory M. Hanket
5/13/03

Thin-film, flexible photovoltaic module
US6310281B1

Robert G. Wendt, Gregory M. Hanket, Robert W. Birkmire, T. W. Fraser Russell, Scott Wiedeman
10/30/01

Chemical surface deposition of ultra-thin semiconductors
US6537845B1

Brian E. McCandless, William N. Shafarman
8/30/2001

All-vapor processing of p-type tellurium-containing II-VI semiconductor and ohmic contacts thereof
US6251701B1

Brian E. McCandless
6/26/01

Process for preparing group IB-IIIA-VIA semiconducting films
US5674555A

Robert W. Birkmire, Jerold M. Schultz, Matheswaran Marudachalam, Habib Hichri
10/7/97

Plasma-induced, in-situ generation, transport and use or collection of reactive precursors
US5085885A

Henry C. Foley, Robert D. Varrin, Jr., Sourav K. Sengupta
2/4/92

Apparatus for producing compound semiconductor thin films
US5015503A

Robert D. Varrin, Jr., Robert W. Birkmire
5/4/91

Process for levelling film surfaces and products thereof
US4909863A

Robert W. Birkmire, Brian E. McCandless
3/20/90

Process for fabricating thin film photovoltaic solar cells
US4709466A

Brian E. McCandless, Robert W. Birkmire
12/1/87

Apparatus and method for photochemical vapor deposition
US4654226A

Scott C. Jackson, Richard E. Rocheleau
3/31/87

Method and apparatus for increasing the durability and yield of thin film photovoltaic devices
US4640002A

James E. Phillips, Patrick G. Lasswell
2/3/87

Process and apparatus for formation of photovoltaic compounds
US4526809A

Robert B. Hall, Richard E. Rocheleau
7/2/85

Photovoltaic cells employing zinc phosphide
US4477688A

Allen M. Barnett, Anthony W. Catalano, Vikram L. Dalal, James V. Masi, John D. Meakin, Robert B. Hall
10/16/84

Apparatus for continuous deposition by vacuum evaporation
US4401052A

Bill N. Baron, Richard E. Rocheleau, T. W. Fraser Russell
8/30/83

Apparatus and method for substrate temperature control
US4396640A

Richard E. Rocheleau, Dennis F. Brestovansky, Peter J. Lutz
8/2/83

Method for improving the efficiency of a solar cell and an improved cadmium sulfide/copper sulfide photovoltaic cell
US4393267

Terry M. Peterson
7/12/83

Tandem junction amorphous semiconductor photovoltaic cell
US4387265A

Vikram L. Dalal
6/7/83

High efficiency thin-film multiple-gap photovoltaic device
US4377723A

Vikram L. Dalal
3/22/83

Copper stabilized dipping solution for a photovoltaic device incorporating a Cux S layer
US4377604A

Ronald A. Schneider
3/22/83

Age and heat stabilized photovoltaic cells
US4366336A

Lee F. Donaghey
12/28/82

Glauber’s salt heat storage compositions, crystal habit modifiers
US4349446A

Stephen B. Marks
9/14/82

Thin film photovoltaic device with multilayer substrate
US4443653A

Anthony W. Catalano, Manjul Bhushan
8/3/82

Thin film photovoltaic cell
US4328390A

John D. Meakin, Julio Bragagnolo
5/4/82

Method for continuous deposition by vacuum evaporation
US4325986A

Bill N. Baron, Richard E. Rocheleau, T. W. Fraser Russell
4/20/82

Method for the continuous manufacture of thin film solar cells
US4318938A

Allen M. Barnett, Bill N. Baron, James V. Masi, T. W. Fraser Russell
3/9/82

Cadmium sulfide photovoltaic cell of improved efficiency
US4287383A

Terry M. Peterson
9/1/81

Photovoltaic cell
US4283591A

Karl W. Boer
8/11/81

Thin film photovoltaic cells
US4267398A

Allen Rothwarf
5/12/81

Covered solar cell assembly
US4262161A

James E. Carey
4/14/81

Electrode for photovoltaic cell
US4260429A

Richard L. Moyer
4/7/81

Photovoltaic cell
US4260428A

Pradip K. Roy
4/7/81

Electroless plating process for glass or ceramic bodies and product
US4259409A

Anthony F. Arnold
3/31/81

Photovoltaic cell array
US4254546A

Lee R. Ullery, Jr.
3/10/81

Multiple gap photovoltaic device
US4253882A

Vikram L. Dalal
3/3/81

Collector grid for CdS/CuS photovoltaic cells
US4252573A

Boer et. al.
2/24/81

Amorphous semiconductor solar cell
US4251287A

Vikram L. Dalal
2/17/81

Thin film photovoltaic cells having blocking layers
US4251286A

Allen M. Barnett
2/17/81

Thin film photovoltaic cells having increased durability and operating life and method for making same
US4239553

Barnett, Allen M.; Masi, James V.; Hall, Robert B.
12/16/80

Process for preparing photovoltaic cells having increased adhesion of the semi-conducting layer and produced thereby to the conducting layer
US4234353A

Lee F. Donaghey
11/18/80

Cadmium sulfide photovoltaic cell and method of fabrication
US4143235A

Jack A. Duisman
3/6/79

Photovoltaic Cell Array
US4127424A

Lee R. Ullery, Jr.
11/28/78

Thizotropic Mixture & Method of Making Same
US3986969A

Maria Telkes
10/19/76