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David D. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH DAVID · SMITH DAVID D · SMITH DAVID DANIEL
170 granted patents·27 pending applications·3,127 citations·filing 1988–2024
99Inventor score
Files withSUNPOWER CORP88CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES INC16MAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD16SMITH DAVID D14RIM SEUNG BUM6
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197 records- 0199US9231145B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 5, 2016·26 cites·20 claims
- 0299US8975717B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 10, 2015·30 cites·20 claims
- 0399US7851698B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 14, 2010·57 cites·12 claims
- 0499US7812250B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 12, 2010·72 cites·12 claims
- 0598US9087939B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·21 cites·13 claims
- 0698US8785236B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·23 cites·14 claims
- 0798US8772894B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 8, 2014·29 cites·15 claims
- 0898US8460963B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·33 cites·21 claims
- 0998US8450134B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsDE CEUSTER DENIS·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·24 cites·17 claims
- 1098US8134217B2Bypass diode for a solar cellRIM SEUNG BUM·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·46 cites·18 claims
- 1198US7554031B2Preventing harmful polarization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 30, 2009·110 cites·10 claims
- 1298US7339110B1Solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2008·339 cites·16 claims
- 1397US9437763B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 6, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 1497US9337369B2Solar cells with tunnel dielectricsSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·22 cites·20 claims
- 1597US9263602B2Laser processing of solar cells with anti-reflective coatingSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·18 cites·7 claims
- 1697US9231129B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·29 cites·20 claims
- 1797US9219173B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSWANSON RICHARD M·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 22, 2015·22 cites·20 claims
- 1897US9196758B2Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type region architecturesSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·34 cites·11 claims
- 1997US9147795B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 2097US8962373B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 2197US8912038B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 16, 2014·20 cites·20 claims
- 2297US8802486B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellLI BO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·24 cites·9 claims
- 2397US8679889B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·34 cites·20 claims
- 2497US8647911B2Backside contact solar cell with formed polysilicon doped regionsSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 11, 2014·22 cites·17 claims
- 2597US8597970B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·26 cites·20 claims
- 2697US8324015B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 4, 2012·29 cites·13 claims
- 2797US8242354B2Backside contact solar cell with formed polysilicon doped regionsSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·33 cites·7 claims
- 2897US7897867B1Solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·51 cites·11 claims
- 2997US7883343B1Method of manufacturing solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·71 cites·18 claims
- 3097US7786375B2Preventing harmful polarization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 31, 2010·38 cites·6 claims
- 3197US7388147B2Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 17, 2008·153 cites·10 claims
- 3297US7135350B1Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 14, 2006·166 cites·12 claims
- 3397US6998288B1Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 14, 2006·212 cites·20 claims
- 3496US10714647B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 14, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 3596US9929298B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 27, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 3696US9666735B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·6 cites·17 claims
- 3796US9502601B1Metallization of solar cells with differentiated P-type and N-type region architecturesSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 22, 2016·11 cites·20 claims
- 3896US9263625B2Solar cell emitter region fabrication using ion implantationSMITH DAVID D·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·20 cites·16 claims
- 3996US9112066B2Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layerSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 4096US9035167B2Preventing harmful polarization of solar cellsSWANSON RICHARD M·Filed 2010·Granted May 19, 2015·18 cites·2 claims
- 4196US8790957B2Method of fabricating a back-contact solar cell and device thereofLI BO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 29, 2014·28 cites·14 claims
- 4296US8785233B2Solar cell emitter region fabrication using silicon nano-particlesSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 4396US8709851B2Method of fabricating a solar cell with a tunnel dielectric layerSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 4496US8586403B2Process and structures for fabrication of solar cells with laser ablation steps to form contact holesHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 19, 2013·19 cites·6 claims
- 4596US8580599B2Bypass diode for a solar cellRIM SEUNG BUM·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2013·24 cites·24 claims
- 4696US8399287B1Method of manufacturing solar cellMULLIGAN WILLIAM P·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·35 cites·17 claims
- 4795US9252319B2Solar cell emitter region fabrication using silicon nano-particlesLOSCUTOFF PAUL·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 4895US9054255B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSWANSON RICHARD M·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·19 cites·11 claims
- 4995US8645700B2DNSSEC inline signingSMITH DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·74 cites·23 claims
- 5094US10170657B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·6 cites·22 claims
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