H10F 77/953
For devices having potential barriers
Official title: {for devices having potential barriers}
H10F77/953 (For devices having potential barriers) appears on 1,854 US grants and 2,220 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10F- Granted patents
- 1,854
- Published applications
- 2,220
- Assignees
- 880
- Inventors
- 3,748
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2004 | 12 | 16 |
| 2005 | 11 | 23 |
| 2006 | 15 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17 |
| 2008 | 15 | 31 |
| 2009 | 15 | 55 |
| 2010 | 25 | 110 |
| 2011 | 26 | 135 |
| 2012 | 57 | 140 |
| 2013 | 87 | 139 |
| 2014 | 85 | 146 |
| 2015 | 111 | 98 |
| 2016 | 109 | 103 |
| 2017 | 97 | 121 |
| 2018 | 110 | 157 |
| 2019 | 131 | 163 |
| 2020 | 136 | 148 |
| 2021 | 131 | 135 |
| 2022 | 127 | 123 |
| 2023 | 104 | 105 |
| 2024 | 121 | 92 |
| 2025 | 87 | 66 |
| 2026 | 39 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Photodetection circuit and distance measuring device8 Sep 2026US 12,733,292 B2Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Output circuit for SPAD8 Sep 2026US 12,733,293 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Refined solar panel string converter topology1 Sep 2026US 12,727,283 B2Ampt, LLC
- Light detection device, light detection system, lidar device, mobile body, inspection method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device25 Aug 2026US 12,717,036 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Systems and methods for an enhanced watchdog in solar module installations25 Aug 2026US 12,719,407 B2Tigo Energy Innovations LLC
- Imaging sensing device, sensing system, and method of operating the imaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304974 A1SK hynix Inc.
- Optically powered semiconductor circuit assembly for light-illuminated fluid containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305018 A1OWiC Tecnologies, Inc.
- Power routing module with a switching matrix for a solar cell array24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293325 A1The Boeing Company
- Optoelectronic device and method for generating a sequence of random numbers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293360 A1ams-OSRAM AG
- Two-dimensional photosensor and manufacturing method of two-dimensional photosensor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282566 A1Kepler, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Highly sensitive, fast pixel for use in an image sensor352US 7,560,701 B2MESA Imaging AG · 2009
- Solar cell module, building material with solar cell module, solar cell module framing structure, and solar power generation apparatus339US 6,545,211 B1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2003
- Photovoltaic power generation apparatus and control method thereof269US 6,169,678 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001
- Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods of controlling photovoltaic power generation systems259US 6,653,549 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2003
- Photovoltaic-type charger253US 7,030,597 B2Somfy SAS · 2006