First Solar, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →287Patents
265Active
287Granted
60Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 19, 1998 → Jan 12, 2024 · 41 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6959517B2 | Photovoltaic panel mounting bracket | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 215 | Expired |
| US6919530B2 | Method and apparatus for laser scribing glass sheet substrate coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 175 | Expired |
| US6559411B2 | Method and apparatus for laser scribing glass sheet substrate coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 154 | Expired |
| US6617507B2 | Photovoltaic array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US6300593A | Apparatus and method for laser scribing a coated substrate | Electricity | 113 | Expired |
| US6037241A | Apparatus and method for depositing a semiconductor material | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 65 | Expired |
| US8407895B2 | Methods of manufacturing a slider clip for holding a photovoltaic structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Active |
| US8939648B2 | Solar tracking bearing and solar tracking system employing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US7307209B2 | Photovoltaic array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US5945163A | Apparatus and method for depositing a material on a substrate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 46 | Expired |
| USD644987S1 | Solar module | General | 43 | Expired |
| US6719848B2 | Chemical vapor deposition system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US8407950B2 | Photovoltaic module support system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US8492926B2 | Photovoltaic power plant output | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US6063995A | Recycling silicon photovoltaic modules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US8222765B2 | Photovoltaic power plant output | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Active |
| USD644986S1 | Solar module | General | 32 | Expired |
| US8413946B2 | Photovoltaic structure mounting apparatus and system having a slider clip | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US6129779A | Reclaiming metallic material from an article comprising a non-metallic friable substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US9413287B2 | Photovoltaic module support system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US9016292B1 | System and method for cleaning and cooling solar panels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US8418983B2 | Slider clip and photovoltaic structure mounting system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US10529883B2 | Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US10141473B1 | Photovoltaic devices and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US10062800B2 | Photovoltaic devices and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.