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Derek Boles

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Most Active Art Unit
3749
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3744, 3749, 3404
Total Applications
1012
Issued Applications
863
Pending Applications
34
Abandoned Applications
115

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 19377132 [patent_doc_number] => 12068716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-08-20 [patent_title] => Anti-torsion device for a solar tracker with a rotation axis, and solar tracker comprising said anti-torsion device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/612811 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 4341 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 278 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17612811 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/612811
Anti-torsion device for a solar tracker with a rotation axis, and solar tracker comprising said anti-torsion device May 20, 2019 Issued
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16/411019
PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, METAL COMPLEX DYE, DYE SOLUTION, AND TERPYRIDINE COMPOUND OR ESTERIFIED PRODUCT THEREOF May 12, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 19108811 [patent_doc_number] => 11961926 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-16 [patent_title] => Method for metallizing front electrode of n-type solar cell [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/440192 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-05-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 1 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 3653 [patent_no_of_claims] => 7 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 210 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17440192 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/440192
Method for metallizing front electrode of n-type solar cell May 12, 2019 Issued
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17/047803
Luminescent solar concentrators of neutral coloration Apr 16, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15000041 [patent_doc_number] => 20190318978 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-17 [patent_title] => FLEXIBLE HEAT SINK FOR THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE CONTAINING IT [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/386102 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5485 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 60 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16386102 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/386102
FLEXIBLE HEAT SINK FOR THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE CONTAINING IT Apr 15, 2019 Abandoned
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16/377125
THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE HAVING CIRCUITRY THAT FACILITATES MANUFACTURE Apr 4, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 14969389 [patent_doc_number] => 20190312173 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-10 [patent_title] => LOCAL PATTERNING AND METALLIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES USING A LASER BEAM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/377102 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15524 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 51 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16377102 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/377102
Local patterning and metallization of semiconductor structures using a laser beam Apr 4, 2019 Issued
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16/376802
Local metallization for semiconductor substrates using a laser beam Apr 4, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17470302 [patent_doc_number] => 11276785 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-03-15 [patent_title] => Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell fabrication [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/377053 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 33 [patent_figures_cnt] => 64 [patent_no_of_words] => 17236 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16377053 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/377053
Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell fabrication Apr 4, 2019 Issued
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16/377074
Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell circuit formation Apr 4, 2019 Issued
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16/377000
Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell stringing Apr 4, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14969379 [patent_doc_number] => 20190312168 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-10-10 [patent_title] => Epitaxy-Free Nanowire Cell Process for the Manufacture of Photovoltaics [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/373252 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 5577 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16373252 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/373252
Epitaxy-free nanowire cell process for the manufacture of photovoltaics Apr 1, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16348362 [patent_doc_number] => 20200313013 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-10-01 [patent_title] => GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELL HAVING A FUSED SILICA COVER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/372114 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3848 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -14 [patent_words_short_claim] => 86 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16372114 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/372114
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELL HAVING A FUSED SILICA COVER Mar 31, 2019 Abandoned
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16/368641
SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Mar 27, 2019 Abandoned
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16/973194
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module, optical sensor, and method for manufacturing thermoelectric conversion material Mar 25, 2019 Issued
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16/361660
Solar module, photovoltaic system, and voltage limitation method Mar 21, 2019 Issued
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16/501307
Boosting solar cells photoelectric effectiveness with gold vapour or nanoparticles. Solar panel production employing mass newspaper-style printing technology would speed up production and lower the cost of producting panels. This process would be most beneficial to thin film solar panels that are made by depositing a thin film photovoltic material onto backing material Mar 21, 2019 Abandoned
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16/982285
PHOTOVOLTAIC MICROCELL ARRAY WITH MULTI-STAGE CONCENTRATING OPTICS Mar 17, 2019 Pending
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16/981452
Direct-gap group IV alloy nanocrystals with composition-tunable energy gaps and near-infrared photoluminescence Mar 17, 2019 Issued
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16/948395
FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES Mar 13, 2019 Abandoned
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