Inventor
SWANSON RICHARD M
US37 patents
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SUNPOWER CORP
20 patentsUS7468485B1Dec 23, 2008
Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions
SUNPOWER CORP341 citations99
US7388147B2Jun 17, 2008
Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufacture
SUNPOWER CORP153 citations99
US7633006B1Dec 15, 2009
Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions
SUNPOWER CORP87 citations98
US7554031B2Jun 30, 2009
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP110 citations98
US7339110B1Mar 4, 2008
Solar cell and method of manufacture
SUNPOWER CORP339 citations98
US7897867B1Mar 1, 2011
Solar cell and method of manufacture
SUNPOWER CORP51 citations97
US7883343B1Feb 8, 2011
Method of manufacturing solar cell
SUNPOWER CORP71 citations97
US7705237B2Apr 27, 2010
Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter
SUNPOWER CORP39 citations96
US5369291ANov 29, 1994
Voltage controlled thyristor
SUNPOWER CORP105 citations96
US5360990ANov 1, 1994
P/N junction device having porous emitter
SUNPOWER CORP77 citations96
US7820475B2Oct 26, 2010
Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes
SUNPOWER CORP44 citations95
US7786375B2Aug 31, 2010
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP38 citations95
US9224902B2Dec 29, 2015
Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations93
US10170657B2Jan 1, 2019
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SUNPOWER CORP6 citations83
US11605750B2Mar 14, 2023
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10957809B2Mar 23, 2021
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10903786B2Jan 26, 2021
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10490685B2Nov 26, 2019
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations51
US10164567B2Dec 25, 2018
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations51
US9774294B2Sep 26, 2017
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations51
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST
5 patentsUS4234352ANov 18, 1980
Thermophotovoltaic converter and cell for use therein
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST180 citations99
US5057439AOct 15, 1991
Method of fabricating polysilicon emitters for solar cells
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST172 citations97
US4933021AJun 12, 1990
Monolithic series-connected solar cells employing shorted p-n junctions for electrical isolation
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST65 citations96
US5907766AMay 25, 1999
Method of making a solar cell having improved anti-reflection passivation layer
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST49 citations92
US5030295AJul 9, 1991
Radiation resistant passivation of silicon solar cells
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST75 citations92
SWANSON RICHARD M
4 patentsUS8716596B1May 6, 2014
Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter
SWANSON RICHARD M18 citations92
US9219173B2Dec 22, 2015
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SWANSON RICHARD M22 citations91
US9054255B2Jun 9, 2015
Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material
SWANSON RICHARD M19 citations91
US9035167B2May 19, 2015
Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells
SWANSON RICHARD M18 citations91
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
3 patentsUS4933022AJun 12, 1990
Solar cell having interdigitated contacts and internal bypass diodes
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR98 citations96
US4567505AJan 28, 1986
Heat sink and method of attaching heat sink to a semiconductor integrated circuit and the like
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR263 citations96
US4960468AOct 2, 1990
Photovoltaic converter having apertured reflective enclosure
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR20 citations81