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SUNPOWER CORPORATION

862Patents
774Active
862Granted
63Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 10, 1974 → Feb 3, 2023 · 99 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.