Latest Patents

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Title Filing Date Publication Date Grant Date
Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell stringing 2023-6-21 2023-7-13
Folding photovoltaic panel 2023-5-11 2023-6-01
Solar energy receiver 2023-5-08 2023-8-31
Solar cells having hybrid architectures including differentiated p-type and n- … 2023-5-05 2023-8-31
Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell 2023-3-24 2023-7-27
Contacts for solar cells 2023-2-24 2023-7-27
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material 2023-2-09 2023-6-22
Dual wafer plating fixture for a continuous plating line 2023-2-08 2023-6-22
Solar cells with differentiated p-type and n-type region architectures 2023-1-20 2023-5-18
Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type … 2023-1-11 2023-5-25
Methods of recycling silicon swarf into electronic grade polysilicon or … 2022-12-27 2023-5-04
Laser stop layer for foil-based metallization of solar cells 2022-11-03 2023-3-09
Metallization and stringing for back-contact solar cells 2022-11-03 2023-2-23
Photovoltaic module having an external electrical connector 2022-10-27 2022-12-01
Photovoltaic panel having a distributed support frame 2022-10-25 2022-12-01
Solar cells having junctions retracted from cleaved edges 2022-10-24 2023-2-09
Solar cell having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by cell level … 2022-10-14 2023-2-02
Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assemby 2022-8-22 2022-12-15
Front contact solar cell with formed emitter 2022-7-21 2023-1-19
Shingled solar cell module 2022-7-20 2022-11-17
Thermocompression bonding approaches for foil-based metallization of non-metal … 2022-7-13 2022-11-03
Wire-based metallization for solar cells 2022-6-09 2022-11-17
Uv-curing of light-receiving surfaces of solar cells 2022-5-31 2022-9-15
Electrical pathway intermittent fault detection 2022-5-25 2022-9-08
Laser beam shaping for foil-based metallization of solar cells 2022-5-23 2022-9-08
Local patterning and metallization of semiconductor structures using a laser … 2022-5-13 2022-11-03
Local metallization for semiconductor substrates using a laser beam 2022-5-09 2022-8-25
Metallization of solar cells with differentiated p-type and n-type region … 2022-5-06 2022-8-18
Tri-layer semiconductor stacks for patterning features on solar cells 2022-5-06 2022-8-18
Shingled solar cells overlapping along non-linear edges 2022-3-30 2022-9-15
Solar panel 2022-3-29 2022-7-14
Cross-tied photovoltaic array 2022-3-24 2022-9-28
Solar cell emitter region fabrication using self-aligned implant and cap 2022-3-11 2022-6-23
Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell fabrication 2022-1-31 2023-6-20 2023-6-20
Photovoltaic Module Having Bi-Directional Couplings 2022-1-12 2022-5-05
Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells 2021-12-06 2023-8-29 2023-8-29
Solar cell wafer wire bonding system and method 2021-11-30 2022-6-15
Solar cell separation with edge coating 2021-11-26 2023-6-01
Protective coating for solar cell wafers 2021-11-18 2022-5-19
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon … 2021-11-18 2022-6-30
Shingled solar module employing hidden taps 2021-11-02 2021-12-02
Solar cell contact formation using laser ablation 2021-10-12 2022-1-27
Solar panel 2021-9-28 2022-3-17
Solar cell separation with edge coating 2021-9-14 2022-3-17
Solar cell with trench-free emitter regions 2021-9-01 2023-8-31 2023-8-31
Blister-free polycrystalline silicon for solar cells 2021-8-23 2022-1-20
Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cells 2021-8-23 2022-1-20
Metallization of solar cells 2021-8-17 2021-12-09
Single-step metal bond and contact formation for solar cells 2021-7-29 2021-11-18
System and method for shingling wafer strips connected in parallel 2021-7-09 2021-11-04
Strings of solar cells having laser assisted metallization conductive contact … 2021-6-23 2021-12-30
Composite masking between solar cells 2021-6-03 2021-12-09
Spacer formation in a solar cell using oxygen ion implantation 2021-5-25 2021-9-09
Improved front contact heterojunction process 2021-4-19 2021-5-13
Photovoltaic cell and laminate metallization 2021-4-14 2023-8-29 2023-8-29
Electrically conductive adhesives for solar cell modules 2021-3-23 2021-9-23
Single-walled connecting key framesets 2021-2-25 2022-12-06 2022-12-06
Metal-foil-assisted fabrication of thin-silicon solar cell 2021-2-16 2021-6-10
Aligned Metallization for Solar Cells 2020-12-10 2022-8-08
Solar cell emitter region fabrication using ion implantation 2020-11-26 2020-12-24
Photovoltaic frame with laminate receiver 2020-11-24 2022-10-05
Conductive strip based mask for metallization of semiconductor devices 2020-11-16 2021-3-11
Method and apparatus of fabricating a solar cell device 2020-11-04 2021-2-25
Leave-in etch mask for foil-based metallization of solar cells 2020-10-28 2021-2-25
Solar panel 2020-10-05 2023-4-04 2023-4-04
Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells 2020-9-25 2021-4-01
Solar cell emitter region fabrication using substrate-level ion implantation 2020-9-15 2022-1-20
Multi-operation tool for photovoltaic cell processing 2020-9-03 2020-12-24
Hybrid dense solar cells and interconnects for solar modules and related … 2020-8-24 2021-5-19
Photovoltaic module interconnect joints 2020-7-15 2020-11-05
Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon … 2020-7-08 2021-11-23 2021-11-23
Built-in bypass diode 2020-7-01 2020-10-22
High efficiency configuration for solar cell string 2020-6-12 2020-9-24
In-cell bypass diode 2020-5-22 2020-11-12
Solar cells with improved lifetime, passivation and/or efficiency 2020-5-18 2022-2-15 2022-2-15
Solar module interconnect 2020-4-27 2020-8-13
Foil-based metallization of solar cells 2020-4-06 2021-1-21
Solar cell having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by a metallization structure 2020-3-27 2022-7-26 2022-7-26
Solar cells with hybrid architectures including delimited P and N regions with … 2020-3-27 2021-12-16
Solar cells with tunnel dielectrics 2020-3-20 2020-8-27
Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells 2020-3-13 2021-5-11 2021-5-11
Leakage pathway layer for solar cell 2020-3-11 2020-7-02
Bonds for solar cell metallization 2020-3-09 2021-2-16 2021-2-16
Current cyclical testing for PV electrical connections 2020-3-03 2021-11-02 2021-11-02
Aggregated photovoltaic panels 2020-2-19 2023-8-30
Process and structures for fabrication of solar cells 2020-2-18 2020-6-11
Systems and methods for reworking shingled solar cell modules 2020-2-14 2021-7-20 2021-7-20
Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cell 2020-1-31 2020-2-20
Wafer alignment with restricted visual access 2020-1-27 2020-5-21
Interconnection of solar cells in a solar cell module 2020-1-22 2020-5-21
Solar cell with reduced base diffusion area 2020-1-16 2021-8-31 2021-8-31
One-dimensional metallization for solar cells 2020-1-13 2020-5-14
Photovoltaic panel 2020-1-13 2020-5-14
Passivation of light-receiving surfaces of solar cells 2019-12-18 2020-1-23
Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type … 2019-11-08 2020-3-05
Structures and methods for forming electrodes of solar cells 2019-10-15 2021-9-21 2021-9-21
Photovoltaic modules 2019-10-07 2020-1-30
Front contact solar cell with formed electrically conducting layers on the … 2019-10-07 2020-2-13
SOLAR CELL WITH CIRCULAR FINGER 2019-9-27 2021-6-10
Diode-included connector, photovoltaic laminate and photovoltaic assembly using … 2019-8-08 2019-11-28