Inventor
Richard M. Swanson
Inventor
Los Altos, CA, US
Overview
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Patents
1980–2019
Patent span
General tagging of new technological developments
Primary field (CPC Y)
Patents· 33 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 distribution27%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods14%
H01LSemiconductor devices7%
H02SGeneration of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modules6%
H02JElectric power networks5%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications5%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%
H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices2%
F24SSolar heat collectors1%
PatentTitleYear
10,490,685Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material201910,170,657Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material201910,164,567Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells20189,774,294'Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells'20179,224,902'Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter'20159,219,173'Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material'20159,054,255'Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material'20159,035,167'Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells'20158,716,596'Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter'20148,409,912'Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes'20138,399,287'Method of manufacturing solar cell'20138,163,638'Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes'20127,897,867'Solar cell and method of manufacture'20117,883,343'Method of manufacturing solar cell'20117,820,475'Back side contact solar cell structures and fabrication processes'20107,786,375'Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells'20107,705,237'Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter'20107,633,006'Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions'20097,554,031'Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells'20097,468,485'Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions'20087,388,147'Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufacture'20087,339,110'Solar cell and method of manufacture'20085,907,766'Method of making a solar cell having improved anti-reflection passivation layer'19995,369,291'Voltage controlled thyristor'19945,360,990'P/N junction device having porous emitter'19945,057,439'Method of fabricating polysilicon emitters for solar cells'19915,030,295'Radiation resistant passivation of silicon solar cells'19914,960,468'Photovoltaic converter having apertured reflective enclosure'19904,933,021'Monolithic series-connected solar cells employing shorted p-n junctions for electrical isolation'19904,933,022'Solar cell having interdigitated contacts and internal bypass diodes'19904,927,770'Method of fabricating back surface point contact solar cells'19904,567,505'Heat sink and method of attaching heat sink to a semiconductor integrated circuit and the like'19864,234,352'Thermophotovoltaic converter and cell for use therein'1980Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1980–1999Patents assigned to ELECTRIC POWER RES INST (5)· patent assignee history
1980–2019Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
1986–1990Patents assigned to UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR (4)· patent assignee history
1994–2019Patents assigned to SUNPOWER CORP (24)· patent assignee history
2009–2018Based in Los Altos Hills, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to SWANSON RICHARD M (7)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to SMITH DAVID D (4)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SUNPOWER CORP | 24 | 1994–2019 |
| SWANSON RICHARD Mself | 7 | 2012–2015 |
| ELECTRIC POWER RES INST | 5 | 1980–1999 |
| SMITH DAVID D | 4 | 2013–2015 |
| UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR | 4 | 1986–1990 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Altos, California, US | 23 | 1980–2019 |
| Los Altos Hills, California, US | 10 | 2009–2018 |