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Howard M. Branz
Also filed as: BRANZ HOWARD · BRANZ HOWARD M
17 granted patents·10 pending applications·251 citations·filing 1992–2024
93Inventor score
Files withALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY7MIDWEST RESEARCH INST5BRANZ HOWARD M3DIMENSIONAL ENERGY INC2OH JIHUN2
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27 records- 0193US5377037AElectrochromic-photovoltaic film for light-sensitive control of optical transmittanceMIDWEST RESEARCH INST·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 27, 1994·137 cites·19 claims
- 0290US8075792B1Nanoparticle-based etching of silicon surfacesBRANZ HOWARD·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·42 cites·20 claims
- 0389US7601215B1Method for rapid, controllable growth and thickness, of epitaxial silicon filmsALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 13, 2009·15 cites·26 claims
- 0485US8569708B2High sensitivity, solid state neutron detectorSTRADINS PAULS·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 29, 2013·10 cites·9 claims
- 0583US9029792B2High sensitivity, solid state neutron detectorALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 0681US8828765B2Forming high efficiency silicon solar cells using density-graded anti-reflection surfacesYUAN HAO-CHIH·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·5 cites·18 claims
- 0775US8815104B2Copper-assisted, anti-reflection etching of silicon surfacesTOOR FATIMA·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 26, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 0875US8729798B2Anti-reflective nanoporous silicon for efficient hydrogen productionOH JIHUN·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 0970US9076903B2Forming high-efficiency silicon solar cells using density-graded anti-reflection surfacesALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2015·1 cites·22 claims
- 1067US2014141563A1Back contact to film silicon on metal for photovoltaic cellsALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 1165US2022123158A1Efficient black silicon photovoltaic devices with enhanced blue responseALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1264US2013168684A1Back contact to film silicon on metal for photovoltaic cellsALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1364US2025229242A1Heterogeneous catalytic reactorsDIMENSIONAL ENERGY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1461US8466447B2Back contact to film silicon on metal for photovoltaic cellsBRANZ HOWARD M·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 18, 2013·1 cites·13 claims
- 1560US8203154B2Stacked switchable element and diode combination with a low breakdown switchable elementWANG QI·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 19, 2012·7 cites·20 claims
- 1660US6713400B1Method for improving the stability of amorphous siliconMIDWEST RESEARCH INST·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·8 cites·15 claims
- 1756US11251318B2Efficient black silicon photovoltaic devices with enhanced blue responseOH JIHUN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 15, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 1855US2011030773A1Photovoltaic cell with back-surface reflectivity scatteringALLIANCE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1955US2024426517A1Solar receiver systems and methods of useDIMENSIONAL ENERGY INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2047US7067850B2Stacked switchable element and diode combinationMIDWEST RESEARCH INST·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·3 cites·19 claims
- 2147US2009236317A1Anti-reflection etching of silicon surfaces catalyzed with ionic metal solutionsMIDWEST RESEARCH INST·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2246US6441942B1Electrochromic projection and writing deviceMIDWEST RESEARCH INST·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 27, 2002·13 cites·17 claims
- 2344US2012024365A1Solar energy systemsBRANZ HOWARD M·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2442US2011308615A1Crystal silicon processes and productsTEPLIN CHARLES W·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2540US11588091B2Thermoelectric devices based on nanophononic metamaterialsUNIV COLORADO REGENTS·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 21, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2640US8987115B2Epitaxial growth of silicon for layer transferTEPLIN CHARLES·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 24, 2015·0 cites·21 claims
- 2733US2006208257A1Method for low-temperature, hetero-epitaxial growth of thin film cSi on amorphous and multi-crystalline substrates and c-Si devices on amorphous, multi-crystalline, and crystalline substratesBRANZ HOWARD M·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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