H10F 77/211
For photovoltaic cells
Official title: {for photovoltaic cells}
H10F77/211 (For photovoltaic cells) appears on 3,911 US grants and 6,165 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 3,911
- Published applications
- 6,165
- Assignees
- 1,301
- Inventors
- 8,211
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 12 |
| 2002 | 26 | 15 |
| 2003 | 21 | 19 |
| 2004 | 15 | 34 |
| 2005 | 7 | 44 |
| 2006 | 9 | 35 |
| 2007 | 13 | 61 |
| 2008 | 17 | 116 |
| 2009 | 17 | 241 |
| 2010 | 75 | 378 |
| 2011 | 101 | 447 |
| 2012 | 181 | 452 |
| 2013 | 163 | 518 |
| 2014 | 294 | 478 |
| 2015 | 325 | 517 |
| 2016 | 287 | 419 |
| 2017 | 284 | 331 |
| 2018 | 273 | 326 |
| 2019 | 229 | 311 |
| 2020 | 227 | 219 |
| 2021 | 172 | 155 |
| 2022 | 152 | 174 |
| 2023 | 149 | 181 |
| 2024 | 149 | 247 |
| 2025 | 175 | 219 |
| 2026 | 124 | 216 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multilayer junction photoelectric conversion element and method for manufacturing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,757,499 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Method for producing a via in a III-V multijunction solar cell6 Oct 2026US 12,757,500 B2AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
- Photovoltaic cell and preparation method thereof, and photovoltaic module6 Oct 2026US 12,757,519 B2Jinko Solar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd
- Preparation method of electrode grid lines, and photovoltaic (PV) cell6 Oct 2026US 12,757,520 B2Beijing Zenithnano Technology Co., Ltd.
- Article with transparent conductive layer and method of making the same6 Oct 2026US 12,757,521 B2Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- Solar cell and photovoltaic module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314083 A1Tongwei Solar (Meishan) Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturable topological optimization of metallization for increased durability of photovoltaic (pv) molecules against extreme weather events8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314107 A1UNM Rainforest Innovations
- Busbar-free heterojunction solar cell and assembly thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314108 A1Ja Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
- Solar cell and tandem solar cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314109 A1Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
- Solar Cell, Cell Component, and Photovoltaic System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314110 A1Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Aluminum thick film composition(s), electrode(s), semiconductor device(s), and methods of making thereof1,018US 8,192,651 B2E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Dupont (UK) Limited · 2012
- Method of forming an electronic device using a separation-enhancing species262US 7,749,884 B2AstroWatt, Inc. · 2010
- Bilevel contact solar cells219US 5,053,083 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 1991
- Thin-film solar cells205US 6,974,976 B2Miasole · 2005
- Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells187US 5,538,564 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996