Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

David Tanner

33Patents
11h-index
69Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: May 13, 1983 → May 28, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.