H10F 77/1699
The films including group i-iii-vi materials
Official title: {the films including Group I-III-VI materials, e.g. CIS or CIGS on metal foils or polymer foils}
H10F77/1699 (The films including group i-iii-vi materials) appears on 159 US grants and 317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 159
- Published applications
- 317
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 584
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 15 |
| 2008 | 0 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 27 |
| 2010 | 7 | 49 |
| 2011 | 13 | 26 |
| 2012 | 19 | 35 |
| 2013 | 15 | 26 |
| 2014 | 12 | 30 |
| 2015 | 16 | 23 |
| 2016 | 11 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Three dimensional concave hemisphere solar cells24 Feb 2026US 12,563,858 B2
- Synaptic device and its manufacturing method30 Dec 2025US 12,514,001 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Photoelectrochemical process intensification for sustainable photovoltaics manufacturing27 May 2025US 12,317,634 B1Heliosynergy LLC
- Coated steel plate suitable for inline thin-film photovoltaic module and manufacturing method therefor22 Apr 2025US 12,284,841 B2Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- Copper, indium, gallium, selenium (CIGS) films with improved quantum efficiency28 Jan 2025US 12,211,947 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Absorber, solar cell and process for producing an absorber18 Jun 2026US 2026/0173573 A1
- Copper, indium, gallium, selenium (cigs) films with improved quantum efficiency20 Mar 2025US 2025/0098363 A1APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Awning including flexible solar cells, method for manufacturing the same, and recreational vehicle19 Dec 2024US 2024/0421758 A1RNG International Inc.
- Coated steel plate suitable for inline thin-film photovoltaic module and manufacturing method therefor22 Feb 2024US 2024/0063319 A1Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- Electrode structure and manufacturing method of solar cell1 Feb 2024US 2024/0038910 A1Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thin-film, flexible photovoltaic module165US 6,310,281 B1Global Solar Energy, Inc. · 2001
- Thin-film solar cell fabricated on a flexible metallic substrate107US 7,053,294 B2Midwest Research Institute · 2006
- Series interconnected optoelectronic device module assembly94US 7,276,724 B2Nanosolar, Inc. · 2007
- Mixed ternary heterojunction solar cell89US 5,141,564 AThe Boeing Company · 1992
- Thin film solar cell manufacturing and integration69US 7,825,329 B2SoloPower, Inc. · 2010