H10F 77/311
For photovoltaic cells
Official title: {for photovoltaic cells}
H10F77/311 (For photovoltaic cells) appears on 1,966 US grants and 3,219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 1,966
- Published applications
- 3,219
- Assignees
- 985
- Inventors
- 5,610
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2005 | 8 | 21 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 30 |
| 2008 | 3 | 38 |
| 2009 | 10 | 96 |
| 2010 | 19 | 146 |
| 2011 | 31 | 182 |
| 2012 | 51 | 190 |
| 2013 | 67 | 229 |
| 2014 | 125 | 237 |
| 2015 | 153 | 299 |
| 2016 | 149 | 224 |
| 2017 | 145 | 192 |
| 2018 | 135 | 166 |
| 2019 | 121 | 191 |
| 2020 | 127 | 120 |
| 2021 | 102 | 103 |
| 2022 | 93 | 108 |
| 2023 | 98 | 116 |
| 2024 | 95 | 164 |
| 2025 | 119 | 159 |
| 2026 | 88 | 155 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Heterojunction solar cell and manufacturing method thereof, and photovoltaic module6 Oct 2026US 12,757,501 B2Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
- Method for preparing solar cell6 Oct 2026US 12,757,516 B2Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
- Photovoltaic cell and preparation method thereof, and photovoltaic module6 Oct 2026US 12,757,519 B2Jinko Solar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd
- Article with transparent conductive layer and method of making the same6 Oct 2026US 12,757,521 B2Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- Backside contact solar cells with separated polysilicon doped regions29 Sep 2026US 12,751,094 B2
- Solar cell and photovoltaic module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314083 A1Tongwei Solar (Meishan) 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.
- Solar cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314114 A1Jinko Solar (Haining) Co., Ltd.
- Solar cell and photovoltaic module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314115 A1Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical systems fabricated by printing-based assembly564US 7,972,875 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2011
- Optical systems fabricated by printing-based assembly346US 8,722,458 B2Semprius, Inc. · 2014
- Self aligning method for forming a selective emitter and metallization in a solar cell175US 6,429,037 B1Unisearch Limited · 2002
- Realization of a thin film solar cell with a detached reflector153US 4,497,974 AExxon Research & Engineering Co. · 1985
- Transparent photovoltaic module151US 4,663,495 AAtlantic Richfield Company · 1987