Assignee profile:

PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC.

City:

ARVADA, Colorado

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

134

Last publication date:

2015-02-05

Patent Grants:

66

Last grant date:

2016-04-05

Top Inventors for applications by PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC.

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

Recent patent applications by PRIMESTAR SOLAR, INC.

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

#1 | 2015-02-05 ✅ Patent 9,306,105 granted on 2016-04-05
US20150034154A1
Electricity

Finger structures protruding from absorber layer for improved solar cell back contact

#2 | 2014-08-07
US20140216547A1
Electricity

OVERSIZED BACK PANEL FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

#3 | 2014-05-22
US20140139249A1
Physics

APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS WITHIN PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

#4 | 2014-05-15
US20140134838A1
Mechanical engineering

METHODS OF ANNEALING A CONDUCTIVE TRANSPARENT OXIDE FILM LAYER FOR USE IN A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

#5 | 2014-05-15 ✅ Patent 9,000,549 granted on 2015-04-07
US20140131826A1
Electricity

Spatially distributed CdS in thin film photovoltaic devices and their methods of manufacture

#6 | 2014-04-24
US20140110255A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

CYLINDRICAL TARGET HAVING AN INHOMOGENEOUS SPUTTERING SURFACE FOR DEPOSITING A HOMOGENEOUS FILM

#7 | 2014-04-24
US20140110246A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHODS FOR DEPOSITING A HOMOGENEOUS FILM VIA SPUTTERING FROM AN INHOMOGENEOUS TARGET

#8 | 2014-04-24
US20140110245A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

NON-BONDED ROTATABLE TARGETS AND THEIR METHODS OF SPUTTERING

#9 | 2014-04-24
US20140110225A1
Performing operations; transporting

CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY WITH GEARED, REMOVABLE ROLLERS FOR A VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM

#10 | 2014-03-13
US20140069878A1
Mechanical engineering

RACKING SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING AND METHODS OF ITS USE

#11 | 2014-03-13
US20140069500A1
Electricity

SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNTING AND METHODS OF ITS USE

#12 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 9,117,956 granted on 2015-08-25
US20140065762A1
Electricity

Method of controlling the amount of Cu doping when forming a back contact of a photovoltaic cell

#13 | 2014-03-06
US20140060634A1
Electricity

USE OF AN INERT GRAPHITE LAYER IN A BACK CONTACT OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL

#14 | 2014-03-06
US20140060633A1
Electricity

BACK CONTACT PASTE WITH Te ENRICHMENT CONTROL IN THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

#15 | 2014-03-06
US20140060622A1
Electricity

DIRECT CONNECTION OF LEAD BAR TO CONDUCTIVE RIBBON IN A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

#16 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 9,331,631 granted on 2016-05-03
US20140060621A1
Electricity

Direct connection of lead bar to conductive ribbon in a thin film photovoltaic device

#17 | 2014-01-30 ✅ Patent 9,555,502 granted on 2017-01-31
US20140027420A1
Performing operations; transporting

Dual lasers for removing glass-side debris during the manufacture of thin film photovoltaic devices

#18 | 2014-01-23
US20140024172A1
Electricity

VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE

#19 | 2013-11-21
US20130306620A1
Physics

HEATING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE HEATERS OF A HEATING SYSTEM

#20 | 2013-10-10
US20130264191A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

SHIELD MESH FOR SPUTTERING OF A THIN FILM ON A SUBSTRATE

#21 | 2013-10-03 ✅ Patent 8,714,342 granted on 2014-05-06
US20130259610A1
Electricity

System and method for gapping conveyed substrates

#22 | 2013-10-03 ✅ Patent 8,910,691 granted on 2014-12-16
US20130255886A1
Electricity

Glass handling assembly

#23 | 2013-09-26
US20130252367A1
Electricity

SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

#24 | 2013-09-26
US20130249580A1
Electricity

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

#25 | 2013-09-26
US20130249577A1
Electricity

ACCELERATED LIFETIME TESTING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

#26 | 2013-09-05 ✅ Patent 9,054,245 granted on 2015-06-09
US20130230944A1
Electricity

Doping an absorber layer of a photovoltaic device via diffusion from a window layer

#27 | 2013-06-20
US20130153029A1
Electricity

METHODS OF SUPPORTING A TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE OF A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

#28 | 2013-06-20
US20130153005A1
Electricity

REINFORCEMENT ELEMENT FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#29 | 2013-06-20
US20130153004A1
Electricity

JUNCTION BOX WITH A SUPPORT MEMBER FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#30 | 2013-06-20
US20130153003A1
Electricity

ADHESIVE PLUG FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#31 | 2013-06-20
US20130153002A1
Electricity

SUPPORT INSERT FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#32 | 2013-06-20
US20130153001A1
Electricity

SUPPORT INSERT FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#33 | 2013-05-30
US20130134037A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

MIXED TARGETS FOR FORMING A CADMIUM DOPED TIN OXIDE BUFFER LAYER IN A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

#34 | 2013-05-30
US20130133731A1
Electricity

CADMIUM DOPED TIN OXIDE BUFFER LAYER FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#35 | 2013-05-30
US20130133714A1
Electricity

Three Terminal Thin Film Photovoltaic Module and Their Methods of Manufacture

#36 | 2013-05-30
US20130133713A1
Electricity

Three Terminal Thin Film Photovoltaic Module and Their Methods of Manufacture

#37 | 2013-05-30 ✅ Patent 9,147,794 granted on 2015-09-29
US20130133712A1
Electricity

Three terminal thin film photovoltaic module and their methods of manufacture

#38 | 2013-05-30
US20130133693A1
Performing operations; transporting

Side Edge Cleaning Methods and Apparatus for Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices

#39 | 2013-05-30 ✅ Patent 9,024,233 granted on 2015-05-05
US20130133689A1
Performing operations; transporting

Side edge cleaning methods and apparatus for thin film photovoltaic devices

#40 | 2013-05-16 ✅ Patent 9,331,231 granted on 2016-05-03
US20130122631A1
Electricity

Process for continuous deposition of a sublimated source material to form a thin film layer on a substrate

#41 | 2013-05-16 ✅ Patent 9,412,892 granted on 2016-08-09
US20130122630A1
Electricity

Vapor deposition apparatus and process for continuous indirect deposition of a thin film layer on a substrate

#42 | 2013-05-09
US20130115372A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

HIGH EMISSIVITY DISTRIBUTION PLATE IN VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESSES

#43 | 2013-05-09
US20130112257A1
Electricity

COMPOSITE ENCAPSULATION MATERIAL FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#44 | 2013-05-09
US20130112246A1
Electricity

RIB ELEMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#45 | 2013-04-25
US20130098294A1
Electricity

CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY WITH REMOVABLE ROLLERS FOR A VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM

#46 | 2013-04-25 ✅ Patent 8,722,136 granted on 2014-05-13
US20130098111A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Heat strengthening of a glass superstrate for thin film photovoltaic devices

#47 | 2013-04-04 ✅ Patent 8,673,777 granted on 2014-03-18
US20130084669A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

In-line deposition system and process for deposition of a thin film layer

#48 | 2013-04-04
US20130084668A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

TEMPORARY ARC INDUCEMENT OF GLASS SUBSTRATE DURING DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT DEPOSITION

#49 | 2013-02-28
US20130048055A1
Electricity

SEALING LAYER FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

#50 | 2013-02-19 ✅ Patent 8,377,737 granted on 2013-02-19
US13308367
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Methods of short wavelength laser scribing of a thin film photovoltaic device

#51 | 2013-01-31
US20130025646A1
Electricity

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH IMPROVED DEAD CELL CONTACT

#52 | 2013-01-24
US20130019948A1
Electricity

STABILIZED BACK CONTACT FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#53 | 2013-01-24
US20130019934A1
Electricity

OXYGEN GETTER LAYER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#54 | 2013-01-03 ✅ Patent 8,597,430 granted on 2013-12-03
US20130000555A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Modular system and process for continuous deposition of a thin film layer on a substrate

#55 | 2012-11-29
US20120298651A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Apparatus for Forming a Conductive Transparent Oxide Film Layer for Use in a Cadmium Telluride Based Thin Film Photovoltaic Device

#56 | 2012-11-15
US20120285375A1
Electricity

APPARATUS FOR TREATING THIN FILM LAYERS DURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MANUFACTURE

#57 | 2012-06-28
US20120164784A1
Electricity

INTEGRATED DEPOSITION OF THIN FILM LAYERS IN CADMIUM TELLURIDE BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MANUFACTURE

#58 | 2012-06-28 ✅ Patent 8,801,858 granted on 2014-08-12
US20120164776A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Non-wear shutter apparatus for a vapor deposition apparatus

#59 | 2012-06-26 ✅ Patent 8,207,006 granted on 2012-06-26
US13447534
-

Vapor deposition apparatus and process for continuous deposition of a thin film layer on a substrate

#60 | 2012-03-15 ✅ Patent 8,771,421 granted on 2014-07-08
US20120064658A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Entrance and exit roll seal configuration for a vapor deposition system

#61 | 2012-03-15 ✅ Patent 8,247,741 granted on 2012-08-21
US20120064657A1
Physics

Dynamic system for variable heating or cooling of linearly conveyed substrates

#62 | 2012-03-15
US20120063485A1
Physics

THERMAL ENDURANCE TESTING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

#63 | 2012-03-15 ✅ Patent 8,460,521 granted on 2013-06-11
US20120061238A1
Electricity

Sputtering cathode having a non-bonded semiconducting target

#64 | 2012-03-15
US20120061235A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

MIXED SPUTTERING TARGET OF CADMIUM SULFIDE AND CADMIUM TELLURIDE AND METHODS OF THEIR USE

#65 | 2012-03-15
US20120060758A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

DYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE HEATING OR COOLING OF LINEARLY CONVEYED SUBSTRATES

#66 | 2012-03-01 ✅ Patent 8,241,930 granted on 2012-08-14
US20120052621A1
Electricity

Methods of forming a window layer in a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device

#67 | 2012-03-01 ✅ Patent 8,247,686 granted on 2012-08-21
US20120052620A1
Electricity

Multi-layer N-type stack for cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making

#68 | 2012-03-01
US20120052202A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHOD FOR METERING GRANULAR SOURCE MATERIAL IN A THIN FILM VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS

#69 | 2012-03-01 ✅ Patent 8,350,585 granted on 2013-01-08
US20120049880A1
Electricity

Simultaneous QE scanning system and methods for photovoltaic devices

#70 | 2012-03-01 ✅ Patent 8,349,144 granted on 2013-01-08
US20120048726A1
Electricity

Methods of sputtering using a non-bonded semiconducting target

#71 | 2012-03-01
US20120048725A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

NON-BONDED ROTARY SEMICONDUCTING TARGETS AND METHODS OF THEIR SPUTTERING

#72 | 2012-03-01 ✅ Patent 8,677,932 granted on 2014-03-25
US20120048192A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Apparatus for metering granular source material in a thin film vapor deposition apparatus

#73 | 2012-02-23 ✅ Patent 8,404,177 granted on 2013-03-26
US20120045374A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

System for recovery of cadmium telluride (CdTe) from system components used in the manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) modules

#74 | 2012-02-23
US20120042828A1
Electricity

SLIT VALVE FOR VACUUM CHAMBER MODULE

#75 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,187,912 granted on 2012-05-29
US20120028409A1
Electricity

Methods of forming an anisotropic conductive layer as a back contact in thin film photovoltaic devices

#76 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,188,562 granted on 2012-05-29
US20120028407A1
Electricity

Multi-layer N-type stack for cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic devices and methods of making

#77 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,207,009 granted on 2012-06-26
US20120028404A1
Performing operations; transporting

Methods of temporally varying the laser intensity during scribing a photovoltaic device

#78 | 2012-02-02
US20120028395A1
Electricity

VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE

#79 | 2012-02-02
US20120028393A1
Electricity

VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A DOPED THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE

#80 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,187,386 granted on 2012-05-29
US20120027922A1
Electricity

Temporally variable deposition rate of CdTe in apparatus and process for continuous deposition

#81 | 2012-02-02
US20120027921A1
Electricity

VAPOR DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE

#82 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,461,481 granted on 2013-06-11
US20120024830A1
Physics

Methods and apparatus for reducing variations in the laser intensity during scribing a photovoltaic device

#83 | 2012-02-02
US20120024695A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-RATE DEPOSITION OF THIN FILM LAYERS ON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE SUBSTRATES

#84 | 2012-02-02
US20120024692A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

MIXED SPUTTERING TARGETS AND THEIR USE IN CADMIUM SULFIDE LAYERS OF CADMIUM TELLURIDE VASED THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

#85 | 2012-02-02
US20120024380A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

INTERMIXING OF CADMIUM SULFIDE LAYERS AND CADMIUM TELLURIDE LAYERS FOR THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#86 | 2012-02-02
US20120024362A1
Electricity

REFRACTIVE INDEX MATCHING OF THIN FILM LAYERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE

#87 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,338,698 granted on 2012-12-25
US20120024361A1
Electricity

Anisotropic conductive layer as a back contact in thin film photovoltaic devices

#88 | 2012-02-02 ✅ Patent 8,513,516 granted on 2013-08-20
US20120024349A1
Electricity

Intra-laminate disk layer for thin film photovoltaic devices and their methods of manufacture

#89 | 2012-02-02
US20120024233A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Conveyor Assembly with Releasable Drive Coupling

#90 | 2012-01-26
US20120021536A1
Electricity

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION OF AN INSULATING DIELECTRIC MATERIAL TO PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE SUBSTRATES

#91 | 2012-01-26 ✅ Patent 8,791,356 granted on 2014-07-29
US20120017965A1
Electricity

Photovoltaic (PV) module with improved bus tape to foil ribbon contact

#92 | 2012-01-26 ✅ Patent 8,402,628 granted on 2013-03-26
US20120017410A1
Performing operations; transporting

Apparatus, carrier, and method for securing an article for coating processes

#93 | 2012-01-05 ✅ Patent 8,241,938 granted on 2012-08-14
US20120003784A1
Electricity

Methods of forming a conductive transparent oxide film layer for use in a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device

#94 | 2012-01-05 ✅ Patent 8,236,601 granted on 2012-08-07
US20120003772A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Apparatus and methods of forming a conductive transparent oxide film layer for use in a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device

#95 | 2012-01-05 ✅ Patent 8,390,122 granted on 2013-03-05
US20120000776A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

Sputtering targets including excess cadmium for forming a cadmium stannate layer

#96 | 2012-01-05
US20120000768A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHODS FOR SPUTTERING A RESISTIVE TRANSPARENT BUFFER THIN FILM FOR USE IN CADMIUM TELLURIDE BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

#97 | 2012-01-05
US20120000767A1
Chemistry; metallurgy

METHODS AND APPARATUS OF ARC PREVENTION DURING RF SPUTTERING OF A THIN FILM ON A SUBSTRATE

#98 | 2012-01-05
US20120000765A1
Electricity

METHODS OF ARC DETECTION AND SUPPRESSION DURING RF SPUTTERING OF A THIN FILM ON A SUBSTRATE

#99 | 2012-01-05 ✅ Patent 8,525,019 granted on 2013-09-03
US20120000520A1
Electricity

Thin film article and method for forming a reduced conductive area in transparent conductive films for photovoltaic modules

#100 | 2012-01-05
US20120000426A1
Electricity

INTEGRATED GEARBOX AND ROTARY FEEDTHROUGH SYSTEM FOR A VACUUM CHAMBER STRUCTURE

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