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FIRST SOLAR INC
US·154 granted patents·158 pending applications·849 citations·filing 2003–2025
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312 records- 0198US11784278B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·14 cites·19 claims
- 0298US11588069B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 21, 2023·12 cites·17 claims
- 0398US11164989B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·11 cites·17 claims
- 0498US10784397B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 22, 2020·19 cites·20 claims
- 0597US11843070B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 12, 2023·7 cites·20 claims
- 0697US10141473B1Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 27, 2018·21 cites·15 claims
- 0796US12369426B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 22, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 0896US11769844B2Photovoltaic device including a p-n junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·8 cites·32 claims
- 0996US10861994B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·10 cites·6 claims
- 1096US10062800B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 28, 2018·21 cites·21 claims
- 1195US11791427B2Doped photovoltaic semiconductor layers and methods of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·3 cites·16 claims
- 1295US11342471B2Thin film stacks for group V doping, photovoltaic devices including the same, and methods for forming photovoltaic devices with thin film stacksFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 24, 2022·11 cites·20 claims
- 1395US11158749B2Doped photovoltaic semiconductor layers and methods of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 26, 2021·10 cites·14 claims
- 1495US10367110B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·9 cites·23 claims
- 1595US10243092B2Photovoltaic device including a p-n junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·15 cites·18 claims
- 1695US9871154B2Photovoltaic devicesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2018·15 cites·24 claims
- 1795US9698285B2Photovoltaic device including a P-N junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·22 cites·6 claims
- 1895US9413287B2Photovoltaic module support systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 9, 2016·29 cites·17 claims
- 1995US7307209B2Photovoltaic arrayFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 11, 2007·86 cites·19 claims
- 2094USD1056823SRail stiffener for supporting a photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·5 cites·1 claims
- 2194US10896991B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 19, 2021·8 cites·20 claims
- 2294US10529883B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 7, 2020·25 cites·19 claims
- 2394US10461207B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 29, 2019·14 cites·28 claims
- 2493US11876140B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2024·14 cites·17 claims
- 2593US11817516B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 14, 2023·7 cites·19 claims
- 2693US9845824B2Mounting device for a photovoltaic moduleFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·18 cites·12 claims
- 2793US9276154B2Photovoltaic device with protective layer over a window layer and method of manufacture of the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 1, 2016·18 cites·17 claims
- 2892US12520599B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 6, 2026·1 cites·20 claims
- 2992US11695085B2Photovoltaic devices including nitrogen-containing metal contactFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 4, 2023·7 cites·8 claims
- 3092US10319873B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 3192US9551510B2Slider clip and photovoltaic structure mounting systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·12 cites·12 claims
- 3292US9269849B2Photovoltaic device including a back contact and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·14 cites·16 claims
- 3391US11367805B2Solar cells and methods of making the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 21, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 3491US11201257B2Methods for group V doping of photovoltaic devicesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·7 cites·27 claims
- 3591US9450115B2Method of manufacturing a photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·12 cites·17 claims
- 3691US9252307B2Photovoltaic module support systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·10 cites·6 claims
- 3790US9853177B2Photovoltaic device including a back contact and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·10 cites·12 claims
- 3890US9799784B2High efficiency photovoltaic device employing cadmium sulfide telluride and method of manufactureFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·8 cites·26 claims
- 3990US9395103B2System and method for mounting photovoltaic modulesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·19 cites·19 claims
- 4090US9318642B2Method and apparatus providing single step vapor chloride treatment and photovoltaic modulesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·9 cites·13 claims
- 4190US9202964B2System and method for photovoltaic device temperature control while conditioning a photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 1, 2015·8 cites·22 claims
- 4289US11502212B2Photovoltaic devices and semiconductor layers with group V dopants and methods for forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 15, 2022·6 cites·13 claims
- 4389US7910166B2System and method for depositing a material on a substrateFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·15 cites·7 claims
- 4489US2025142978A1Photovoltaic Devices Including An Interfacial LayerFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4588US12238943B2Photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4688US11450778B2Ag-doped photovoltaic devices and method of makingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 20, 2022·7 cites·10 claims
- 4788US8894033B2Slider clip and photovoltaic structure mounting systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·7 cites·7 claims
- 4888USD644987SSolar moduleFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 13, 2011·43 cites·1 claims
- 4987US11326249B2Thin-film deposition methods with thermal management of evaporation sourcesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 10, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 5087US8785232B2Photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
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