Inventor
Richard Hamilton Sewell
Inventor
Los Altos, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 45 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H10Fprimary
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation27%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution26%
H01LSemiconductor devices23%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods10%
B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form3%
H01BCables3%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h103%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering1%
B30BPresses in general1%
B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures1%
PatentTitleYear
11,127,866Metallization of solar cells202111,101,401Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cells202110,737,475Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic element202010,727,369Conductive foil based metallization of solar cells202010,672,924Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cells202010,644,170Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells202010,622,227Multi-axis flattening tool and method202010,622,505Bonds for solar cell metallization202010,615,296Foil-based metallization of solar cells202010,593,825Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cells202010,535,790One-dimensional metallization for solar cells202010,396,235Indentation approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cells201910,290,763Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cells201910,177,260Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cells201910,177,270Bonds for solar cell metallization201910,115,855Conductive foil based metallization of solar cells201810,090,421Foil-based metallization of solar cells201810,084,098Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells201810,056,506Firing metal with support20189,944,055Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic element20189,935,213Wire-based metallization for solar cells20189,865,759'Solar cell interconnection'20189,831,377Die-cutting approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cells20179,818,903'Bonds for solar cell metallization'20179,722,103'Thermal compression bonding approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cells'20179,627,566'Foil-based metallization of solar cells'20179,620,655'Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cells'20179,570,206'Firing metal with support'20179,559,233'Solar cell interconnection'20179,536,632'Mechanically deformed metal particles'20179,530,923'Ion implantation of dopants for forming spatially located diffusion regions of solar cells'20169,525,082'Solar cell contact structures formed from metal paste'20169,502,596'Patterned thin foil'20169,362,427'Metallization of solar cells'20169,312,042'Metal seed layer for solar cell conductive contact'20169,293,635'Back junction back contact solar cell module and method of manufacturing the same'20169,231,129'Foil-based metallization of solar cells'20168,859,322'Cell and module processing of semiconductor wafers for back-contacted solar photovoltaic module'20148,766,090'Method for metallization or metallization and interconnection of back contact solar cells'20148,178,841'Monolithically integrated IR imaging using rare-earth up conversion materials'20128,049,100'Multijunction rare earth solar cell'20118,039,738'Active rare earth tandem solar cell'20118,039,736'Photovoltaic up conversion and down conversion using rare earths'20118,039,737'Passive rare earth tandem solar cell'2011D0345085'Dispenser bin'1994Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1994Based in Walled Lake, MI, US· patent location history
2011–2012Patents assigned to TRANSLUCENT INC (4)· patent assignee history
2011–2012Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2011Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2014–2021Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
2016–2021Patents assigned to SUNPOWER CORP (36)· patent assignee history
2016–2021Patents assigned to TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES (16)· patent assignee history
2016–2017Patents assigned to SEWELL RICHARD HAMILTON (11)· patent assignee history
2016–2017Patents assigned to KIM TAESEOK (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SUNPOWER CORP | 36 | 2016–2021 |
| TOTAL MARKETING SERVICES | 16 | 2016–2021 |
| SEWELL RICHARD HAMILTONself | 11 | 2016–2017 |
| TRANSLUCENT INC | 4 | 2011–2012 |
| KIM TAESEOK | 3 | 2016–2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos, California, US | 39 | 2014–2021 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 4 | 2011–2012 |
| Mountain View, California, US | 1 | 2011 |
| Walled Lake, MI, US | 1 | 1994 |