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Thomas Pass
Also filed as: PASS THOMAS · PASS THOMAS P
53 granted patents·8 pending applications·1,220 citations·filing 1993–2024
98Inventor score
Files withSUNPOWER CORP29MAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD5PASS THOMAS5SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC5MULLIGAN WILLIAM P3
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61 records- 0198US7339110B1Solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 4, 2008·339 cites·16 claims
- 0297US8975175B1Solderable contact regionsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 10, 2015·27 cites·18 claims
- 0397US8263899B2High throughput solar cell ablation systemHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 11, 2012·21 cites·6 claims
- 0497US7897867B1Solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·51 cites·11 claims
- 0597US7883343B1Method of manufacturing solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·71 cites·18 claims
- 0697US7388147B2Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 17, 2008·153 cites·10 claims
- 0796US8859933B2High throughput solar cell ablation systemHARLEY GABRIEL·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·18 cites·7 claims
- 0896US8399287B1Method of manufacturing solar cellMULLIGAN WILLIAM P·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 19, 2013·35 cites·17 claims
- 0996US5510173AMultiple layer thin films with improved corrosion resistanceSOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 23, 1996·165 cites·17 claims
- 1095US9257575B1Foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cellsPASS THOMAS P·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·24 cites·9 claims
- 1195US8172989B2Prevention of substrate edge plating in a fountain plating processPASS THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·18 cites·10 claims
- 1294US9263622B2Method of fabricating a solar cellSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 1393US8658454B2Method of fabricating a solar cellPASS THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 25, 2014·20 cites·18 claims
- 1492US8449238B2In-line furnace conveyors with integrated wafer retainersMULLIGAN WILLIAM P·Filed 2006·Granted May 28, 2013·22 cites·7 claims
- 1592US7172184B2Substrate carrier for electroplating solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 6, 2007·68 cites·34 claims
- 1690US11862745B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 2, 2024·2 cites·16 claims
- 1790US8557093B2Deposition system with electrically isolated pallet and anode assembliesCOUSINS PETER·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 15, 2013·24 cites·10 claims
- 1888US8393707B2Apparatuses and methods for removal of ink buildupCUDZINOVIC MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 12, 2013·18 cites·6 claims
- 1987US10535790B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 14, 2020·3 cites·15 claims
- 2084US2024170596A1Solar cell interconnectionMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2183US12426401B2One-dimensional metallization for solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 2283US5763063AMultiple layer thin films with improved corrosion resistanceSOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·54 cites·35 claims
- 2381US9556512B2Deposition system with electrically isolated pallet and anode assembliesSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·4 cites·14 claims
- 2481US9461192B2Thick damage buffer for foil-based metallization of solar cellsKAVULAK DAVID FREDRIC JOEL·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 4, 2016·3 cites·9 claims
- 2578US9944055B2Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic elementSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·16 claims
- 2678US9559233B2Solar cell interconnectionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·1 cites·6 claims
- 2778US6333084B1Double-sided reflector filmsSOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 25, 2001·41 cites·16 claims
- 2874US9620655B1Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cellsWOEHL ROBERT·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·2 cites·14 claims
- 2971US10737475B2Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic elementSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·9 claims
- 3068US11923474B2Solar cell interconnectionMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·21 claims
- 3168US10930804B2Metallization of solar cells using metal foilsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 23, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3267US11305378B2Wafer alignment with restricted visual accessSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·0 cites·13 claims
- 3367US10636924B2Solar module interconnectSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 3467US9865759B2Solar cell interconnectionSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
- 3567US9437756B2Metallization of solar cells using metal foilsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·0 cites·9 claims
- 3666US12009438B2Foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cellsMAXEON SOLAR PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·25 claims
- 3763US9722105B2Conversion of metal seed layer for buffer materialMOORS MATTHIEU·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3863US9527164B2High throughput laser processingSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 27, 2016·0 cites·6 claims
- 3962US9865753B2Metallization of solar cells using metal foilsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4062US9502596B2Patterned thin foilSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·0 cites·16 claims
- 4161US10672924B2Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4261US2015349155A1Foil-based metallization of solar cellsKIM TAESEOK·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4360US11784270B2Solar module interconnectMAXEON SOLAR PTD LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 10, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4460US9831356B2Foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization of solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 4560US2012199474A1Prevention of substrate edge plating in a fountain plating processPASS THOMAS·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4659US10543564B2Wafer alignment with restricted visual accessSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·0 cites·8 claims
- 4758US2008210301A1Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufactureSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4856US10177260B2Laser foil trim approaches for foil-based metallization for solar cellsSUNPOWER CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4956US9796045B2Wafer alignment with restricted visual accessPASS THOMAS·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 5055US5840161ADouble-sided reflector filmsSOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·15 cites·28 claims
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