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ASTROPOWER, INC.

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17Patents
0Active
17Granted
34Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 4, 1988 → Aug 21, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6414237B1 Solar collectors, articles for mounting solar modules, and methods of mounting solar modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5057163A Deposited-silicon film solar cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US5356509A Hetero-epitaxial growth of non-lattice matched semiconductors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5828088A "Semiconductor device structures incorporating ""buried"" mirrors and/or ""buried"" metal electrodes" Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5266125A Interconnected silicon film solar cell array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5659133A High-temperature optical combustion chamber sensor Physics 36 Expired
US6111191A Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate and improved method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6111276A "Semiconductor device structures incorporating ""buried"" mirrors and/or ""buried"" metal electrodes and a process for their fabrication" Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5336335A Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6211455A Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6420643B2 Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
USRE36156E Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture General 11 Expired
US5496416A Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6429463B1 Semiconductor device structures incorporating “buried” mirrors and/or “buried” metal electrodes and a process for their fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6362021B1 Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6632413B2 Method for purifying silicon Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6207891A Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.