Solyndra and Patents

Solyndra has the following patents in the USPTO: Method of depositing materials on a non-planar surface Bifacial elongated solar cell devices with internal reflectors Interconnects for solar cell devices Monalithic integration of cylindrical solar cells Bifacial elongated solar cell devices Solyndra has seventeen patents pending in the USPTO, including: Method of depositing materials on a […]

Abengoa and Patents

Abengoa has a patent pending in the USPTO filed in June 2008 entitled: Solar concentration plant for the production of superheated steam Related articles Mojave Solar $1.2 Billion Loan Guarantee Done (huffingtonpost.com) Mexico’s solar potential (mexicocitylife.wordpress.com) Microsoft patents Windows Phone slider with detachable accessories (winrumors.com)

Nortel’s Patents

Nortel has eighteen patents that include the word ‘wind’ in the claims.  A few of them include: High efficiency dual supply power amplifier Lightning protection High-efficiency line driver Related articles Paradis asks officials to review Nortel patent auction (ctv.ca) Nortel patent sale faces government probe in Canada (geek.com) Nortel patents to shape wireless tech future […]

Suntech and Patents Pending

Suntech has one patent pending in the USPTO Planar resistance heating element and manufacturing method.  Filed in 2005

Aerogel Patents

There are 30 patents pending the USPTO where the word ‘Aerogel‘ is indicated as either the Inventor or Assignee of a patent pending.  A few include: Advanced gel sheet production Encapsulated and vented particulate thermal insulation Light weight insulation for pipelines Energy efficient and insulated building envelopes Related articles Polymer-reinforced aerogel found resilient for space […]

SunPower’s Patents

SunPower has 133 patents pending in the USPTO including: Method for enabling monitoring of power consumption Tracking solar collector assembly Modular shade system with solar tracking panels Tilt assembly for tracking solar collector assembly Solar cell having silicon nano-particle emitter Related articles SunPower Holds the Lead in Solar Panel Efficiency (dailyfinance.com) It’s Official! Oil And […]

Nortel’s Patents and Solar

Nortel has three patents in the USPTO with the word ‘solar’ in the claims.  They include: Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving power over optical fiber Compensation of temperature-induced dispersion drift in optical communication links Liquid immersion cooling apparatus for electronic systems operating in thermally uncontrolled environments Related articles Nortel patent sale faces government […]

Selective Emitter Patents

There are 21 patents pending in the USPTO with the words ‘selective’, ’emitter’ and ‘solar’ in the claims Soltaix has three of these patents including: Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells Pyramidal Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells Methods for Manufacturing Three-Dimensional Thin-Film Solar Cells   Related articles Solar Cells that See Red (technologyreview.com) ‘Cling-film’ method to make cheaper, […]

Gamesa and Patents Pending

Gamesa has has 27 patents pending in the USPTO where Gamesa is listed as the inventor or the assignee.  Some of the patents include Method for stopping a wind turbine in two stages Blade transportation Foundation for a wind turbine Wind turbine blade Wind power installation and method of operating it Related articles Gamesa To […]

Epir Technologies

Epir Technologies has five patents pending in the USPTO.  They include: Nonequilibrium photodetectors with single carrier species barriers Automated chemical polishing system adapted for soft semiconductor materials