Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

SoloPower, Inc.

52Patents
51Active
52Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 2005 → Nov 29, 2011 · 49 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7825329B2 Thin film solar cell manufacturing and integration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US7829785B2 Thin film solar cell with finger pattern Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Active
US7736940B2 Technique and apparatus for depositing layers of semiconductors for solar cell and module fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US7374963B2 Technique and apparatus for depositing thin layers of semiconductors for solar cell fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US8207440B2 Photovoltaic modules with improved reliability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7507321B2 Efficient gallium thin film electroplating methods and chemistries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8066840B2 Finger pattern formation for thin film solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7833821B2 Method and apparatus for thin film solar cell manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7541067B2 Method and apparatus for continuous processing of buffer layers for group IBIIIAVIA solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8153889B2 Roll-to-roll integration of thin film solar modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7582506B2 Precursor containing copper indium and gallium for selenide (sulfide) compound formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7979969B2 Method of detecting and passivating a defect in a solar cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7585547B2 Method and apparatus to form thin layers of materials on a base Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8415559B2 Method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with shaped gallium profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8017861B2 Substrate preparation for thin film solar cell manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8404512B1 Crystallization methods for preparing group IBIIIAVIA thin film solar absorbers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8016007B2 Method and apparatus for stringing thin film solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7854963B2 Method and apparatus for controlling composition profile of copper indium gallium chalcogenide layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7795067B1 Semitransparent flexible thin film solar cells and modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7713773B2 Contact layers for thin film solar cells employing group IBIIIAVIA compound absorbers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7897416B2 Composition control for photovoltaic thin film manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7923281B2 Roll-to-roll processing method and tools for electroless deposition of thin layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7867551B2 Processing method for group IBIIIAVIA semiconductor layer growth Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8225742B2 Apparatus for continuous processing of buffer layers for group IBIIIAVIA solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8318240B2 Method and apparatus to remove a segment of a thin film solar cell structure for efficiency improvement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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