David D. Smith
168Patents
25h-index
107Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 22, 1988 → Mar 18, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7339110B1 | Solar cell and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 147 | Expired |
| US5964156A | Optimizing workflow in a prepress printing system | Physics | 125 | 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 |
| US7388147B2 | Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 83 | Expired |
| US6367548B1 | Diversion treatment method | Fixed Constructions | 77 | Expired |
| US7554031B2 | Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Active |
| US8645700B2 | DNSSEC inline signing | Electricity | 72 | Active |
| US7883343B1 | Method of manufacturing solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Active |
| US7812250B2 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
| US6441920B1 | System and method for output management | Electricity | 48 | Expired |
| US7851698B2 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
| US5430214A | Hydrodehalogenation process and catalyst for use therein | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US5400326A | Network bridge | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US8134217B2 | Bypass diode for a solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Active |
| US5453557A | Processes for converting chlorinated byproducts and waste products to useful materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7897867B1 | Solar cell and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US8679889B2 | Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US7786375B2 | Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Active |
| US8460963B2 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| US9196758B2 | Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type region architectures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| US8975717B2 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US6665393B1 | Call routing control using call routing scripts | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US8772894B2 | Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US9231129B2 | Foil-based metallization of solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.