Inventor
PASS THOMAS
US36 patents
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SUNPOWER CORP
18 patentsUS7388147B2Jun 17, 2008
Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufacture
SUNPOWER CORP153 citations99
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
US7172184B2Feb 6, 2007
Substrate carrier for electroplating solar cells
SUNPOWER CORP68 citations96
US9263622B2Feb 16, 2016
Method of fabricating a solar cell
SUNPOWER CORP18 citations92
US8975175B1Mar 10, 2015
Solderable contact regions
SUNPOWER CORP27 citations92
US9556512B2Jan 31, 2017
Deposition system with electrically isolated pallet and anode assemblies
SUNPOWER CORP4 citations71
US11305378B2Apr 19, 2022
Wafer alignment with restricted visual access
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10930804B2Feb 23, 2021
Metallization of solar cells using metal foils
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations62
US10636924B2Apr 28, 2020
Solar module interconnect
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US10543564B2Jan 28, 2020
Wafer alignment with restricted visual access
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US10153384B1Dec 11, 2018
Solderable contact regions
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US9944055B2Apr 17, 2018
Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic element
SUNPOWER CORP1 citations52
US9865753B2Jan 9, 2018
Metallization of solar cells using metal foils
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US9527164B2Dec 27, 2016
High throughput laser processing
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US9437756B2Sep 6, 2016
Metallization of solar cells using metal foils
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations52
US9502596B2Nov 22, 2016
Patterned thin foil
SUNPOWER CORP0 citations49
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC
5 patentsUS5510173AApr 23, 1996
Multiple layer thin films with improved corrosion resistance
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC165 citations99
US5763063AJun 9, 1998
Multiple layer thin films with improved corrosion resistance
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC54 citations96
US6333084B1Dec 25, 2001
Double-sided reflector films
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC41 citations94
US5840161ANov 24, 1998
Double-sided reflector films
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC15 citations80
US6117559ASep 12, 2000
Double-sided reflector films
SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC2 citations60