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Richard Hamilton Sewell
Also filed as: SEWELL RICHARD · SEWELL RICHARD H · SEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON
64 granted patents·12 pending applications·240 citations·filing 1992–2024
98Inventor score
Files withSUNPOWER CORP35MAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD19SEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON9TRANSLUCENT INC3CLARK ANDREW2
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76 records- 0197US9231129B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·29 cites·20 claims
- 0296US8766090B2Method for metallization or metallization and interconnection of back contact solar cellsRENEWABLE ENERGY CORP ASA·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 1, 2014·88 cites·14 claims
- 0395US9312042B2Metal seed layer for solar cell conductive contactSEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 12, 2016·18 cites·8 claims
- 0494US9362427B2Metallization of solar cellsSEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·22 cites·13 claims
- 0593US10177270B2Bonds for solar cell metallizationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·4 cites·21 claims
- 0693US9627566B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 0792US10290763B2Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
- 0892US9935213B2Wire-based metallization for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 3, 2018·6 cites·19 claims
- 0990US11862745B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·16 claims
- 1090US2025056914A1Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1189US10593825B2Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 1287US10535790B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 14, 2020·3 cites·15 claims
- 1384US12426382B2Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·5 claims
- 1484US12408476B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1584US2024313133A1Wire-based metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1684US2024170596A1Solar cell interconnectionMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1783US12426401B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1883US10084098B2Metallization of conductive wires for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·3 cites·18 claims
- 1983US2024047595A1Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2082US9818903B2Bonds for solar cell metallizationSEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 14, 2017·3 cites·30 claims
- 2181US10090421B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·1 cites·10 claims
- 2279US9293635B2Back junction back contact solar cell module and method of manufacturing the sameREC SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 22, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 2379US8039736B2Photovoltaic up conversion and down conversion using rare earthsCLARK ANDREW·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 18, 2011·5 cites·15 claims
- 2478US12159955B2Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2578US12132126B2Wire-based metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 29, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 2678US9944055B2Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic elementSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2778US9559233B2Solar cell interconnectionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·1 cites·6 claims
- 2878US8049100B2Multijunction rare earth solar cellTRANSLUCENT INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·7 cites·11 claims
- 2977US11742446B2Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 29, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 3075US12199201B2Thermocompression bonding approaches for foil-based metallization of non-metal surfaces of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·6 claims
- 3175US12074233B2Metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 3275US8039738B2Active rare earth tandem solar cellTRANSLUCENT INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 18, 2011·4 cites·15 claims
- 3374US10622505B2Bonds for solar cell metallizationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 14, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
- 3474US9620655B1Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cellsWOEHL ROBERT·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·14 claims
- 3574US9530923B2Ion implantation of dopants for forming spatially located diffusion regions of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 27, 2016·2 cites·13 claims
- 3674USD345085SDispenser binSEWELL RICHARD·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 15, 1994·21 cites·1 claims
- 3773US11967657B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3873US11101401B2Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 24, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3972US11227962B2Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 18, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 4072US10923616B2Bonds for solar cell metallizationSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4171US12484314B2Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4271US10737475B2Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic elementSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 4371US8859322B2Cell and module processing of semiconductor wafers for back-contacted solar photovoltaic moduleRENEWABLE ENERGY CORP ASA·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 4471US2023070805A1Laser stop layer for foil-based metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4570US10615296B2Foil-based metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 7, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4669US9722103B2Thermal compression bonding approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cellsSEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4768US11923474B2Solar cell interconnectionMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 4868US11894472B2Leave-in etch mask for foil-based metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4968US11004987B2Metallization of conductive wires for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 11, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 5067US9865759B2Solar cell interconnectionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
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