Assignee profile:

SOLOPOWER, INC.

City:

San Jose, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

87

Last publication date:

2013-06-27

Patent Grants:

52

Last grant date:

2013-05-21

Top Inventors for applications by SOLOPOWER, INC.

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to SOLOPOWER, INC.:

Recent patent applications by SOLOPOWER, INC.

SOLOPOWER, INC. based in San Jose, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2013-06-27
US20130160824A1
Electricity

ROOF INTEGRATED SOLAR MODULE ASSEMBLY

#2 | 2013-06-27
US20130160823A1
Electricity

INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL SOLAR MODULE AND CHASSIS

#3 | 2013-05-09
US20130112564A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electroplating Solutions and Methods For Deposition of Group IIIA-VIA Films

#4 | 2013-04-18
US20130096710A1
Electricity

TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING

#5 | 2013-03-14
US20130061803A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Roll-To-Roll PVD System and Method to Manufacture Group IBIIIAVIA Photovoltaics

#6 | 2012-12-27
US20120325282A1
Electricity

SOLAR CELLS WITH GRID WIRE INTERCONNECTIONS

#7 | 2012-12-20
US20120318319A1
Electricity

METHODS OF INTERCONNECTING THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

#8 | 2012-12-20
US20120318318A1
Electricity

CIGS BASED THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS HAVING SHARED BYPASS DIODES

#9 | 2012-12-06
US20120309125A1
Electricity

BUFFER LAYER DEPOSITION METHODS FOR GROUP IBIIIAVIA THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

#10 | 2012-11-15
US20120288986A1
Electricity

ELECTROPLATING METHOD FOR DEPOSITING CONTINUOUS THIN LAYERS OF INDIUM OR GALLIUM RICH MATERIALS

#11 | 2012-10-25
US20120266958A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHODS OF FORMING RUTHENIUM-GROUP IIIA ALLOYS

#12 | 2012-10-11
US20120258567A1
Electricity

REACTION METHODS TO FORM GROUP IBIIIAVIA THIN FILM SOLAR CELL ABSORBERS

#13 | 2012-09-20
US20120234314A1
Electricity

ROLL-TO-ROLL REACTOR FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE CONTINUOUS WORKPIECE

#14 | 2012-09-20
US20120234242A1
Electricity

THERMAL REACTORS WITH IMPROVED GAS FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

#15 | 2012-08-09 ✅ Patent 8,444,842 granted on 2013-05-21
US20120199490A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electroplating methods and chemistries for deposition of group IIIA-group via thin films

#16 | 2012-07-12
US20120175248A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

ROLL-TO-ROLL ELECTROPLATING PHOTOVOLTAIC FILMS

#17 | 2012-06-21
US20120152349A1
Electricity

JUNCTION BOX ATTACHMENT FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC THIN FILM DEVICES

#18 | 2012-06-21
US20120152327A1
Electricity

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR MODULES

#19 | 2012-05-24
US20120125391A1
Electricity

METHODS FOR INTERCONNECTING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

#20 | 2012-05-17
US20120118355A1
Electricity

FLEXIBLE SOLAR SHELL AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR USE WITH ROOFTOPS

#21 | 2012-03-08 ✅ Patent 8,772,076 granted on 2014-07-08
US20120055543A1
Electricity

Back contact diffusion barrier layers for group ibiiiavia photovoltaic cells

#22 | 2012-03-01
US20120048349A1
Electricity

FLEXIBLE SOLAR MODULES AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME

#23 | 2011-07-21 ✅ Patent 8,088,224 granted on 2012-01-03
US20110177645A1
Electricity

Roll-to-roll evaporation system and method to manufacture group IBIIAVIA photovoltaics

#24 | 2011-07-14
US20110168238A1
Electricity

FLEXIBLE SOLAR MODULES AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME

#25 | 2011-06-09 ✅ Patent 8,153,469 granted on 2012-04-10
US20110136293A1
Electricity

Reaction methods to form group IBIIIAVIA thin film solar cell absorbers

#26 | 2011-05-12
US20110108099A1
Electricity

METHOD OF FORMING TRANSPARENT ZINC OXIDE LAYERS FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

#27 | 2011-05-12 ✅ Patent 8,188,367 granted on 2012-05-29
US20110108096A1
Electricity

Multilayer structure to form absorber layers for solar cells

#28 | 2011-02-17 ✅ Patent 8,318,530 granted on 2012-11-27
US20110039366A1
Electricity

Solar cell buffer layer having varying composition

#29 | 2011-01-20
US20110011340A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING PRECURSOR LAYERS INTO PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBERS

#30 | 2011-01-13
US20110005586A1
Electricity

Electrochemical Deposition Methods for Fabricating Group IBIIIAVIA Compound Absorber Based Solar Cells

#31 | 2010-12-30
US20100330733A1
Electricity

SEMITRANSPARENT FLEXIBLE THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES

#32 | 2010-12-16 ✅ Patent 8,008,113 granted on 2011-08-30
US20100317144A1
Electricity

Technique and apparatus for depositing layers of semiconductors for solar cell and module fabrication

#33 | 2010-12-16 ✅ Patent 7,897,416 granted on 2011-03-01
US20100317129A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Composition control for photovoltaic thin film manufacturing

#34 | 2010-11-18 ✅ Patent 8,497,152 granted on 2013-07-30
US20100291727A1
Electricity

Roll-to-roll processing method and tools for electroless deposition of thin layers

#35 | 2010-10-21
US20100264035A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

REEL-TO-REEL PLATING OF CONDUCTIVE GRIDS FOR FLEXIBLE THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

#36 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 7,795,067 granted on 2010-09-14
US20100248415A1
Electricity

Semitransparent flexible thin film solar cells and modules

#37 | 2010-09-09
US20100226629A1
Mechanical engineering

ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSING AND TOOLS FOR THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING

#38 | 2010-08-19 ✅ Patent 7,979,969 granted on 2011-07-19
US20100210040A1
Electricity

Method of detecting and passivating a defect in a solar cell

#39 | 2010-08-12 ✅ Patent 8,016,007 granted on 2011-09-13
US20100200170A1
Performing operations; transporting

Method and apparatus for stringing thin film solar cells

#40 | 2010-08-12 ✅ Patent 8,409,418 granted on 2013-04-02
US20100200050A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Enhanced plating chemistries and methods for preparation of group IBIIIAVIA thin film solar cell absorbers

#41 | 2010-07-15 ✅ Patent 8,318,240 granted on 2012-11-27
US20100178716A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus to remove a segment of a thin film solar cell structure for efficiency improvement

#42 | 2010-07-15
US20100175743A1
Electricity

RELIABLE THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE STRUCTURES

#43 | 2010-06-17
US20100147364A1
Electricity

THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MANUFACTURING METHODS AND STRUCTURES

#44 | 2010-06-10 ✅ Patent 8,425,753 granted on 2013-04-23
US20100140101A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electroplating methods and chemistries for deposition of copper-indium-gallium containing thin films

#45 | 2010-06-10
US20100140098A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

SELENIUM CONTAINING ELECTRODEPOSITION SOLUTION AND METHODS

#46 | 2010-06-10
US20100140078A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING CONTACT LAYERS FOR CONTINUOUS WORKPIECES

#47 | 2010-06-10
US20100139557A1
Electricity

REACTOR TO FORM SOLAR CELL ABSORBERS IN ROLL-TO-ROLL FASHION

#48 | 2010-05-20 ✅ Patent 8,318,239 granted on 2012-11-27
US20100124600A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for detecting and passivating defects in thin film solar cells

#49 | 2010-05-13 ✅ Patent 7,951,280 granted on 2011-05-31
US20100116678A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Gallium electroplating methods and electrolytes employing mixed solvents

#50 | 2010-04-15
US20100089447A1
Electricity

CONDUCTIVE GRIDS FOR SOLAR CELLS

#51 | 2010-02-11 ✅ Patent 8,207,440 granted on 2012-06-26
US20100032006A1
Performing operations; transporting

Photovoltaic modules with improved reliability

#52 | 2010-01-21 ✅ Patent 8,187,904 granted on 2012-05-29
US20100015754A1
Electricity

Methods of forming thin layers of photovoltaic absorbers

#53 | 2009-12-24 ✅ Patent 8,092,667 granted on 2012-01-10
US20090315148A1
Electricity

Electroplating method for depositing continuous thin layers of indium or gallium rich materials

#54 | 2009-12-24
US20090314649A1
Electricity

PRECURSOR CONTAINING COPPER INDIUM AND GALLIUM FOR SELENIDE (SULFIDE) COMPOUND FORMATION

#55 | 2009-11-19 ✅ Patent 7,892,413 granted on 2011-02-22
US20090283415A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electroplating methods and chemistries for deposition of copper-indium-gallium containing thin films

#56 | 2009-11-19 ✅ Patent 8,066,865 granted on 2011-11-29
US20090283414A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electroplating methods and chemistries for deposition of group IIIA-group via thin films

#57 | 2009-10-29 ✅ Patent 8,207,012 granted on 2012-06-26
US20090269877A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for achieving low resistance contact to a metal based thin film solar cell

#58 | 2009-10-15 ✅ Patent 8,156,891 granted on 2012-04-17
US20090255461A1
Electricity

Apparatus for simultaneous roll-to-roll wet processing of two workpieces disposed within a single chamber

#59 | 2009-10-01 ✅ Patent 7,923,281 granted on 2011-04-12
US20090246908A1
Electricity

Roll-to-roll processing method and tools for electroless deposition of thin layers

#60 | 2009-09-10 ✅ Patent 8,415,559 granted on 2013-04-09
US20090226717A1
Electricity

Method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with shaped gallium profile

#61 | 2009-09-10 ✅ Patent 8,225,742 granted on 2012-07-24
US20090223444A1
Electricity

Apparatus for continuous processing of buffer layers for group IBIIIAVIA solar cells

#62 | 2009-08-13 ✅ Patent 7,824,947 granted on 2010-11-02
US20090203165A1
Electricity

Method to improve flexible foil substrate for thin film solar cell applications

#63 | 2009-08-13 ✅ Patent 8,252,621 granted on 2012-08-28
US20090199895A1
Electricity

Method for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layer with optimized gallium content at its surface

#64 | 2009-07-09
US20090173634A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

EFFICIENT GALLIUM THIN FILM ELECTROPLATING METHODS AND CHEMISTRIES

#65 | 2009-06-25 ✅ Patent 8,323,735 granted on 2012-12-04
US20090162969A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus to form solar cell absorber layers with planar surface

#66 | 2009-06-11 ✅ Patent 8,163,090 granted on 2012-04-24
US20090148669A1
Electricity

Methods structures and apparatus to provide group VIA and IA materials for solar cell absorber formation

#67 | 2009-06-11 ✅ Patent 8,323,408 granted on 2012-12-04
US20090148598A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Methods and apparatus to provide group VIA materials to reactors for group IBIIIAVIA film formation

#68 | 2009-05-07 ✅ Patent 8,258,001 granted on 2012-09-04
US20090117684A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for forming copper indium gallium chalcogenide layers

#69 | 2009-03-26 ✅ Patent 8,017,861 granted on 2011-09-13
US20090078313A1
Electricity

Substrate preparation for thin film solar cell manufacturing

#70 | 2009-02-05 ✅ Patent 8,197,703 granted on 2012-06-12
US20090035882A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for affecting surface composition of CIGS absorbers formed by two-stage process

#71 | 2008-09-04 ✅ Patent 7,867,551 granted on 2011-01-11
US20080210295A1
Electricity

Processing method for group IBIIIAVIA semiconductor layer growth

#72 | 2008-08-28 ✅ Patent 7,825,329 granted on 2010-11-02
US20080202584A1
Electricity

Thin film solar cell manufacturing and integration

#73 | 2008-08-21 ✅ Patent 8,153,889 granted on 2012-04-10
US20080196756A1
Electricity

Roll-to-roll integration of thin film solar modules

#74 | 2008-08-21 ✅ Patent 7,541,067 granted on 2009-06-02
US20080196659A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for continuous processing of buffer layers for group IBIIIAVIA solar cells

#75 | 2008-08-14 ✅ Patent 8,192,594 granted on 2012-06-05
US20080190761A1
Electricity

Technique and apparatus for depositing thin layers of semiconductors for solar cell fabrication

#76 | 2008-07-24 ✅ Patent 8,066,840 granted on 2011-11-29
US20080173390A1
Performing operations; transporting

Finger pattern formation for thin film solar cells

#77 | 2008-06-12 ✅ Patent 8,066,863 granted on 2011-11-29
US20080135415A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Electrodeposition technique and apparatus to form selenium containing layers

#78 | 2008-04-24 ✅ Patent 7,854,963 granted on 2010-12-21
US20080096307A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Method and apparatus for controlling composition profile of copper indium gallium chalcogenide layers

#79 | 2008-03-06 ✅ Patent 7,829,785 granted on 2010-11-09
US20080053522A1
Electricity

Thin film solar cell with finger pattern

#80 | 2007-11-29 ✅ Patent 7,507,321 granted on 2009-03-24
US20070272558A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Efficient gallium thin film electroplating methods and chemistries

#81 | 2007-10-18 ✅ Patent 7,585,547 granted on 2009-09-08
US20070243657A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus to form thin layers of materials on a base

#82 | 2007-10-04 ✅ Patent 7,736,913 granted on 2010-06-15
US20070232065A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Composition control for photovoltaic thin film manufacturing

#83 | 2007-07-19 ✅ Patent 7,582,506 granted on 2009-09-01
US20070166964A1
Electricity

Precursor containing copper indium and gallium for selenide (sulfide) compound formation

#84 | 2007-06-28 ✅ Patent 7,713,773 granted on 2010-05-11
US20070145507A1
Electricity

Contact layers for thin film solar cells employing group IBIIIAVIA compound absorbers

#85 | 2007-04-26 ✅ Patent 7,833,821 granted on 2010-11-16
US20070093059A1
Electricity

Method and apparatus for thin film solar cell manufacturing

#86 | 2006-06-08 ✅ Patent 7,736,940 granted on 2010-06-15
US20060121701A1
Electricity

Technique and apparatus for depositing layers of semiconductors for solar cell and module fabrication

#87 | 2005-09-15 ✅ Patent 7,374,963 granted on 2008-05-20
US20050202589A1
Electricity

Technique and apparatus for depositing thin layers of semiconductors for solar cell fabrication

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