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Kevin Hoffman
Also filed as: HOFFMAN KEVIN · HOFFMAN KEVIN R
12 granted patents·3 pending applications·784 citations·filing 1982–2008
94Inventor score
Files withENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC7UNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP4OVSHINSKY STANFORD R1SOVONICS SOLAR SYSTEMS1United Soalr Ovonic LLC1
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15 records- 0196US5437735APhotovoltaic shingle systemUNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 1, 1995·308 cites·20 claims
- 0292US4450786AGrooved gas gateENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1983·Granted May 29, 1984·41 cites·16 claims
- 0391US4438724AGrooved gas gateENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 27, 1984·84 cites·3 claims
- 0488US5569332AOptically enhanced photovoltaic back reflectorUNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·100 cites·17 claims
- 0588US5101260AMultilayer light scattering photovoltaic back reflector and method of making sameENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 31, 1992·102 cites·12 claims
- 0679US4537795AMethod for introducing sweep gases into a glow discharge deposition apparatusSOVONICS SOLAR SYSTEMS·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 27, 1985·34 cites·1 claims
- 0772US5180434AInterfacial plasma bars for photovoltaic deposition apparatusUNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 19, 1993·43 cites·14 claims
- 0866US4520757AProcess gas introduction, confinement and evacuation system for glow discharge deposition apparatusENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 4, 1985·19 cites·3 claims
- 0960US4574733ASubstrate shield for preventing the deposition of nonhomogeneous filmsENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 11, 1986·9 cites·7 claims
- 1055US4462333AProcess gas introduction, confinement and evacuation system for glow discharge deposition apparatusENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1982·Granted Jul 31, 1984·13 cites·5 claims
- 1150US5090356AChemically active isolation passageway for deposition chambersUNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 25, 1992·15 cites·16 claims
- 1248US2006278163A1High throughput deposition apparatus with magnetic supportOVSHINSKY STANFORD R·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1347US4479455AProcess gas introduction and channeling system to produce a profiled semiconductor layerENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC·Filed 1983·Granted Oct 30, 1984·16 cites·10 claims
- 1443US2010071766A1Semiconductor device having a multi-layer substrate and a method of forming the semiconductor deviceUnited Soalr Ovonic LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1536US2004040506A1High throughput deposition apparatusFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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