Inventor · Renton, WA, US

William E. Horne

15Patents
10h-index
4Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 6, 1976 → Jun 15, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4902572A Film deposition system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5882434A Solar concentrator having an offset parabolic configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4313024A Conversion of solar to electrical energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5611870A Filter array for modifying radiant thermal energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4294602A Electro-optically assisted bonding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4152535A Continuous process for fabricating solar cells and the product produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5269851A Solar energy system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5385615A Solar energy system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5861226A Method of fabricating a resonant micromesh filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4097309A Thermally isolated solar cell construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7612285B2 Conversion of solar energy to electrical and/or heat energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US5031408A Film deposition system Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4108704A Method of making an array of solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7893391B2 Positional sensor for solar energy conversion device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8013236B2 Conversion of solar energy to electrical and/or heat energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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