SUNPOWER CORPORATION
862Patents
774Active
862Granted
63Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 10, 1974 → Feb 3, 2023 · 99 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7780472B2 | Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 379 | Active |
| US8158877B2 | Localized power point optimizer for solar cell installations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 223 | Active |
| US7468485B1 | Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 166 | Active |
| US8963375B2 | Device and method for electrically decoupling a solar module from a solar system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 154 | Active |
| US5164019A | Monolithic series-connected solar cells having improved cell isolation and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 148 | Expired |
| US5342176A | Method and apparatus for measuring piston position in a free piston compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 148 | Expired |
| US7339110B1 | Solar cell and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 147 | Expired |
| USD565505S1 | Tracking solar collector assembly | General | 134 | Expired |
| US6423568B1 | Method of fabricating a silicon solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 132 | Expired |
| US6337283B1 | Method of fabricating a silicon solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US8276329B2 | Fire resistant PV shingle assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 124 | Active |
| US6387726B1 | Method of fabricating a silicon solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 123 | Expired |
| US6313395A | Interconnect structure for solar cells and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 121 | Expired |
| US6274402A | Method of fabricating a silicon solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 117 | Expired |
| US6333457A | Edge passivated silicon solar/photo cell and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US7135350B1 | Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
| US6998288B1 | Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US7774998B2 | Ventilated photovoltaic module frame | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 97 | Active |
| USD586737S1 | Support structure for tracking solar collectors | General | 92 | Expired |
| US7737357B2 | Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Active |
| US8424255B2 | PV module mounting method and mounting assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Active |
| USD767484S1 | Solar panel | General | 88 | Active |
| US8683761B2 | Mounting system for solar module array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Active |
| USD564958S1 | Support base for solar collector assembly | General | 83 | Expired |
| US5525845A | Fluid bearing with compliant linkage for centering reciprocating bodies | Electricity | 83 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.