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Rick C. Powell
Also filed as: POWELL RICK · POWELL RICK C
28 granted patents·29 pending applications·168 citations·filing 2008–2025
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57 records- 0197US11843070B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 12, 2023·7 cites·20 claims
- 0296US11769844B2Photovoltaic device including a p-n junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·8 cites·32 claims
- 0396US10861994B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 8, 2020·10 cites·6 claims
- 0495US10243092B2Photovoltaic device including a p-n junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·15 cites·18 claims
- 0595US9698285B2Photovoltaic device including a P-N junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 4, 2017·22 cites·6 claims
- 0694US10529883B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 7, 2020·25 cites·19 claims
- 0794US10461207B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 29, 2019·14 cites·28 claims
- 0893US11817516B2Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 14, 2023·7 cites·19 claims
- 0993US9276154B2Photovoltaic 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
- 1092US10319873B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 1190US9799784B2High efficiency photovoltaic device employing cadmium sulfide telluride and method of manufactureFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·8 cites·26 claims
- 1287US8785232B2Photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
- 1386US9359668B2Feeder system and method for a vapor transport deposition systemXIONG GANG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 7, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 1486US9147792B2Method of providing chloride treatment for a photovoltaic device and a chloride treated photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·3 cites·14 claims
- 1584US12112897B2Methods for perovskite device processing by vapor transport depositionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 8, 2024·1 cites·12 claims
- 1684US9263608B2Photovoltaic devices including doped semiconductor filmsPOWELL RICK C·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 16, 2016·8 cites·22 claims
- 1778US2025361597A1Systems and methods for vaporization and vapor distributionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1876US8921147B2Method and apparatus providing multi-step deposition of thin film layerFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 30, 2014·3 cites·47 claims
- 1975US2024247363A1Systems and methods for vaporization and vapor distributionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2072US9490120B2Vapor transport deposition method and system for material co-depositionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 8, 2016·2 cites·23 claims
- 2170US10147838B2Vapor transport deposition method and system for material co-depositionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2268US9406829B2Method of manufacturing a photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·0 cites·27 claims
- 2366US2020066928A1Photovoltaic device and methods of forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2465US2015000733A1Photovoltaic device and methods of forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2564US8334455B2Photovoltaic devices including Mg-doped semiconductor filmsGUPTA AKHLESH·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 18, 2012·1 cites·15 claims
- 2663US9437760B2Method of reducing semiconductor window layer loss during thin film photovoltaic device fabrication, and resulting device structureFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·1 cites·26 claims
- 2761US2016265100A1Feeder system and method for a vapor transport deposition systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2861US2019221685A1Photovoltaic device including a p-n junction and method of manufacturingFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2960US2014261685A1Thin film photovoltaic device wtih large grain structure and methods of formationFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3059US10749068B2Vapor transport deposition method and system for material co-depositionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3159US2021301387A1Systems and methods for vaporization and vapor distributionFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3258US2017288073A1Photovoltaic device and methods of forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3357US2013180579A1Photovoltaic device having an absorber multilayer and method of manufacturing the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3456US2015380572A1Method of providing chloride treatment for a photovoltaic device and a chloride treated photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US9337376B2Method and apparatus providing multi-step deposition of thin film layerFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·0 cites·15 claims
- 3654US9328408B2System and method for depositing a material on a substratePOWELL RICK C·Filed 2009·Granted May 3, 2016·0 cites·28 claims
- 3754US2015211903A1Powder feed rate sensorFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3853US12021163B2Photovoltaic devices and methods of forming the sameFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 3953US9006020B2Method and system of providing dopant concentration control in different layers of a semiconductor deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·0 cites·25 claims
- 4052US2018323332A1Integrated Vapor Transport Deposition Method and SystemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4152US2014261686A1Photovoltaic device with a zinc oxide layer and method of formationFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US2017084762A1Photovoltaic devices including mg-doped semiconductor filmsFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4351US2013327391A1Apparatus and method for improving efficiency of thin-film photovoltaic devicesFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4451US2011088768A1Method of annealing cadmium telluride photovoltaic deviceFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4550US2011139240A1Photovoltaic window layerFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4649US2013017317A1Load lock control method and apparatusRING KENNETH M·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US2013203202A1Integrated vapor transport deposition method and systemFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4849US2012052189A1Vapor deposition systemLIU LITIAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US10570516B2System and method for transportFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 25, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 5048US2016300714A1System and method for depositing a material on a substrateFIRST SOLAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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