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Peter John Cousins
Also filed as: COUSINS PETER · COUSINS PETER J · COUSINS PETER JOHN
85 granted patents·17 pending applications·1,385 citations·filing 2005–2024
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102 records- 0199US8815631B2Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contactsCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 26, 2014·56 cites·9 claims
- 0299US8222516B2Front contact solar cell with formed emitterCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·52 cites·12 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
- 0499US7737357B2Solar cell having doped semiconductor heterojunction contactsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·103 cites·14 claims
- 0599US7718888B2Solar cell having polymer heterojunction contactsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 18, 2010·69 cites·28 claims
- 0698US9087939B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·21 cites·13 claims
- 0798US8785236B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 22, 2014·23 cites·14 claims
- 0898US8450134B2Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regionsDE CEUSTER DENIS·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·24 cites·17 claims
- 0998US8207444B2Front contact solar cell with formed electrically conducting layers on the front side and backsideCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 26, 2012·40 cites·11 claims
- 1098US8134217B2Bypass diode for a solar cellRIM SEUNG BUM·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2012·46 cites·18 claims
- 1198US8008575B2Solar cell with reduced base diffusion areaSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·47 cites·20 claims
- 1297US9263602B2Laser processing of solar cells with anti-reflective coatingSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·18 cites·7 claims
- 1397US9219173B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSWANSON RICHARD M·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 22, 2015·22 cites·20 claims
- 1497US9147795B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 29, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 1597US8962373B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·18 cites·20 claims
- 1697US8963185B2Continuous superstrate as transport for multiple solar cellsCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·18 cites·16 claims
- 1797US8912038B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 16, 2014·20 cites·20 claims
- 1897US8878053B2Front contact solar cell with formed emitterCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 1997US8802486B2Method of forming emitters for a back-contact solar cellLI BO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·24 cites·9 claims
- 2097US8679889B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 25, 2014·34 cites·20 claims
- 2197US8664519B2Solar cell with reduced base diffusion areaDE CEUSTER DENIS·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 4, 2014·22 cites·20 claims
- 2297US8597970B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·26 cites·20 claims
- 2397US8409912B2Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processesDE CEUSTER DENIS·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·25 cites·14 claims
- 2497US8324015B2Solar cell contact formation using laser ablationHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 4, 2012·29 cites·13 claims
- 2597US8263899B2High throughput solar cell ablation systemHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 11, 2012·21 cites·6 claims
- 2697US8163638B2Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processesDE CEUSTER DENIS·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 24, 2012·38 cites·15 claims
- 2797US7820475B2Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processesSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·44 cites·5 claims
- 2896US8859933B2High throughput solar cell ablation systemHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·18 cites·7 claims
- 2996US8790957B2Method of fabricating a back-contact solar cell and device thereofLI BO·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 29, 2014·28 cites·14 claims
- 3096US8586403B2Process 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
- 3196US8580599B2Bypass diode for a solar cellRIM SEUNG BUM·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 12, 2013·24 cites·24 claims
- 3296US8409902B1Ablation of film stacks in solar cell fabrication processesHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 2, 2013·20 cites·20 claims
- 3396US8211731B2Ablation of film stacks in solar cell fabrication processesHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 3, 2012·21 cites·33 claims
- 3495US9054255B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSWANSON RICHARD M·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·19 cites·11 claims
- 3595US8883247B2Array of small contacts for solar cell fabricationCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 11, 2014·18 cites·14 claims
- 3694US10170657B2Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor materialSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 1, 2019·6 cites·22 claims
- 3794US9306085B2Radially arranged metal contact fingers for solar cellsWESTERBERG STAFFAN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 5, 2016·19 cites·19 claims
- 3894US8692111B2High throughput laser ablation processes and structures for forming contact holes in solar cellsKIM TAESEOK·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 8, 2014·18 cites·17 claims
- 3994US8409911B2Methods for metallization of solar cellsCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·20 cites·13 claims
- 4094US8377738B2Fabrication of solar cells with counter doping preventionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 19, 2013·24 cites·6 claims
- 4194US7838062B2Array of small contacts for solar cell fabricationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·22 cites·20 claims
- 4293US9893222B2Solar cell having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by a metallization structureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 4393US9246046B1Etching processes for solar cell fabricationHARRINGTON SCOTT·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·20 cites·11 claims
- 4493US9070804B2Back contact sliver cellsCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 30, 2015·19 cites·14 claims
- 4593US8062693B2Generation of contact masks for inkjet printing on solar cell substratesCOUSINS PETER JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 22, 2011·20 cites·13 claims
- 4693US7893409B1Transient photoluminescence measurementsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 22, 2011·28 cites·20 claims
- 4792US11152518B2Solar cell having a plurality of conductive contactsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 4892US9202960B2Leakage pathway layer for solar cellLUAN ANDY·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 1, 2015·18 cites·18 claims
- 4992US7670638B2Protection layer for fabricating a solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 2, 2010·18 cites·20 claims
- 5091US9466750B2Hybrid polysilicon heterojunction back contact cellCOUSINS PETER J·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·3 cites·15 claims
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