Inventor
HALL ROBERT B
US17 patents
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ASTROPOWER INC
10 patentsUS5057163AOct 15, 1991
Deposited-silicon film solar cell
ASTROPOWER INC141 citations97
US5266125ANov 30, 1993
Interconnected silicon film solar cell array
ASTROPOWER INC98 citations96
US6111191AAug 29, 2000
Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate and improved method of manufacture
ASTROPOWER INC75 citations95
US5336335AAug 9, 1994
Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture
ASTROPOWER INC56 citations93
US6420643B2Jul 16, 2002
Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same
ASTROPOWER INC25 citations92
US6362021B2Mar 26, 2002
Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same
ASTROPOWER INC24 citations92
US6207891B1Mar 27, 2001
Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate
ASTROPOWER INC27 citations91
USRE36156EMar 23, 1999
Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture
ASTROPOWER INC24 citations90
US5496416AMar 5, 1996
Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture
ASTROPOWER INC29 citations90
US6632413B2Oct 14, 2003
Method for purifying silicon
ASTROPOWER INC16 citations83
ASTROSYST INC
3 patentsUS4677250AJun 30, 1987
Fault tolerant thin-film photovoltaic cell
ASTROSYST INC95 citations95
US4781766ANov 1, 1988
Fault tolerant thin-film photovoltaic cell and method
ASTROSYST INC33 citations88
US4772564ASep 20, 1988
Fault tolerant thin-film photovoltaic cell fabrication process
ASTROSYST INC22 citations81
UNIV DELAWARE
3 patentsUS4239553ADec 16, 1980
Thin film photovoltaic cells having increased durability and operating life and method for making same
UNIV DELAWARE44 citations92
US4526809AJul 2, 1985
Process and apparatus for formation of photovoltaic compounds
UNIV DELAWARE17 citations73
US4477688AOct 16, 1984
Photovoltaic cells employing zinc phosphide
UNIV DELAWARE15 citations72