David Tanner
33Patents
11h-index
69Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 13, 1983 → May 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4663495A | Transparent photovoltaic module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 151 | Expired |
| US4542255A | Gridded thin film solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 109 | Expired |
| US4623601A | Photoconductive device containing zinc oxide transparent conductive layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5217296A | Solar powered light | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US5367442A | Self-contained solar powered lamp | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4584427A | Thin film solar cell with free tin on tin oxide transparent conductor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US4769086A | Thin film solar cell with nickel back | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5155668A | Solar powered lamp utilizing cold cathode fluorescent illumination and method of facilitating same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5103268A | Semiconductor device with interfacial electrode layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US8225496B2 | Automated integrated solar cell production line composed of a plurality of automated modules and tools including an autoclave for curing solar devices that have been laminated | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US4492736A | Process for forming microcrystalline silicon material and product | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| USD333008S | Adjustable exterior light | General | 10 | Expired |
| US8138782B2 | Photovoltaic cell solar simulator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8252624B2 | Method of manufacturing thin film solar cells having a high conversion efficiency | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US4451538A | High hydrogen amorphous silicon | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US8024854B2 | Automated solar cell electrical connection apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| USD332669S | Solar powered light with motion sensor | General | 5 | Expired |
| US9054238B1 | Semiconductor with silver patterns having pattern segments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8916038B2 | Free-standing metallic article for semiconductors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8936709B2 | Adaptable free-standing metallic article for semiconductors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US7908743B2 | Method for forming an electrical connection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8065784B2 | Apparatus for forming an electrical connection on a solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8333843B2 | Process to remove metal contamination on a glass substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8940998B2 | Free-standing metallic article for semiconductors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US7829356B2 | Thin film scribe process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.