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)

Suntech and Patents Pending

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

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 […]

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

3M and Solar Patents Pending

3M has 2268 patents pending with the word ‘solar’ in the claims.  They include: Light Diffusive Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Portable Water Treatment Apparatus and Methods Durable Fuel Cell   3M Innovative Properties Company is the assignee.

Power-One and Patents Pending

Power-One has 106 patens pending in the USPTO including the following: Power supply module DC-DC converter Power supply mounting insert System and methods for a tongue and groove arrangement for an electronic module and equipment rack

Enphase and Patents Pending

Enphase has 11 patents pending in the USPTO including: Method and apparatus for resetting a silicon controlled rectifier bridge Method and apparatus for extending zero-voltage switching range in a DC to DC converter Method and apparatus for measuing AC voltages Apparatus for phase rotation for a three-phase AC circuit

Intel Patents Pending

Intel has over 1300 patents pending with the word ‘solar’ in the claims.  They include: Method and device for charging peripherals Method and system for security key agreement Error diffusion-based image processing