Inventor · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH

Michael Gratzel

32Patents
16h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 18, 1976 → Mar 8, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5378628A Sensor for measuring the amount of a component in solution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 559 Expired
US5393903A Mono, bis or tris(substituted 2,2'-bipyridine) iron, ruthenium, osmium or vanadium complexes and their methods of preparation Electricity 490 Expired
US4927721A Photo-electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 182 Expired
US5482570A Photovoltaic cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US4381978A Photoelectrochemical system and a method of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US5441827A Transparent regenerating photoelectrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Expired
US5084365A Photo-electrochemical cell and process of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US6067184A Electrochromic or photoelectrochromic device Physics 84 Expired
US6245988A Metal complex photosensitizer and photovoltaic cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5728487A Photoelectrochemical cell and electrolyte for this cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5789592A Phosphonated polypyridyl compounds and their complexes Electricity 54 Expired
US6426827B1 Electrochromic or photoelectrochromic device Physics 46 Expired
US6335480B1 Photovoltaic cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6024807A Process for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4394293A Catalyst for the photolytic production of hydrogen from water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4847231A Mixed ruthenium catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4382846A Simultaneous production of hydrogen and oxygen from water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7271334B2 Photocatalytic film for the cleavage of water into hydrogen and oxygen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7090496B2 Endosseous implant Human Necessities 11 Expired
US4389290A Use of electrocatalytic anodes in photolysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4367131A Photolytic production of hydrogen from water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8567110B2 Process for glass sealing of dye-sensitized solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US4421617A Photolytic production of hydrogen from water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5223634A Molecular water oxidation catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4032477A Method of enhancing the electron yield during photoionization of a sensibilizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.