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James A. Rand
Also filed as: RAND JAMES · RAND JAMES A · RAND JAMES ALLAN
16 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,290 citations·filing 1988–2025
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23 records- 0196US5057163ADeposited-silicon film solar cellASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 15, 1991·141 cites·26 claims
- 0294US4950298AModular knee joint prosthesisGUSTILO RAMON B·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 21, 1990·415 cites·16 claims
- 0391US8003882B2Methods and systems for asphalt roof integrated photovoltaic modulesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 23, 2011·24 cites·20 claims
- 0489US5266125AInterconnected silicon film solar cell arrayASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 30, 1993·98 cites·31 claims
- 0587US6211455B1Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the sameASTROPOWER·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 3, 2001·51 cites·8 claims
- 0686US6362021B2Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the sameASTROPOWER INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 26, 2002·24 cites·6 claims
- 0786US6111191AColumnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate and improved method of manufactureASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·75 cites·44 claims
- 0882US6207891B1Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrateASTROPOWER INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 27, 2001·27 cites·4 claims
- 0982US5047058ASystem of inserts for the tibial component of a knee prosthesisSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 10, 1991·196 cites·15 claims
- 1079US5336335AColumnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufactureASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 9, 1994·56 cites·31 claims
- 1174US7456084B2Method of using a setter having a recess in manufacturing a net-shape semiconductor waferHERITAGE POWER LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·7 cites·33 claims
- 1272US5314489AHip prosthesisJOHNSON & JOHNSON ORTHOPAEDICS·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·122 cites·8 claims
- 1367US7975833B2Material handling system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 12, 2011·1 cites·17 claims
- 1467US5496416AColumnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufactureASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 5, 1996·29 cites·34 claims
- 1564US2025357892A1Bifacial photovoltaic device test methodELECTRIC POWER RES INSTITUTE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1657USRE36156EColumnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufactureASTROPOWER INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 23, 1999·24 cites·35 claims
- 1747US2008308970A1Process for melting silicon powdersGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1847US2009280336A1Semiconductor sheets and methods of fabricating the sameJONCZYK RALF·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1943US8334194B2Methods and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor wafersJONCZYK RALF·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 18, 2012·0 cites·14 claims
- 2042US2015229269A1Method and equipment for testing photovoltaic arraysRAND JAMES·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2141US2014014169A1Nanostring mats, multi-junction devices, and methods for making sameTRITON SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2238US2007034251A1Semiconductor elements having zones of reduced oxygenGE ENERGY USA LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2337US2006048698A1Methods and systems for purifying elementsGE ENERGY USA LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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