Patents by Inventor Anne-Karin SOILAND

Anne-Karin SOILAND has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multicrystalline silicon ingots, silicon masteralloy, method for increasing the yield of multicrystalline silicon ingots for solar cells
    Patent number: 10693031
    Abstract: The present invention comprises directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon ingots, a silicon masteralloy for increasing the efficiency of solar cells made from wafers cut from the silicon ingots, method for increasing the yield when producing multicrystalline silicon ingots from a silicon melt by directional solidification. Further the present invention comprises a method for preparing said silicon masteralloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: REC SOLAR NORWAY AS
    Inventors: Gunnar Halvorsen, Anne-Karin Soiland
  • Multicrystalline silicon ingots, silicon masteralloy, method for increasing the yield of multicrystalline silicon ingots for solar cells
    Patent number: 10483428
    Abstract: The present invention comprises directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon ingots, a silicon masteralloy for increasing the efficiency of solar cells made from wafers cut from the silicon ingots, method for increasing the yield when producing multicrystalline silicon ingots from a silicon melt by directional solidification. Further the present invention comprises a method for preparing said silicon masteralloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: REC SOLAR NORWAY AS
    Inventors: Gunnar Halvorsen, Anne-Karin Soiland
  • MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS, SILICON MASTERALLOY, METHOD FOR INCREASING THE YIELD OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS FOR SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20180309014
    Abstract: The present invention comprises directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon ingots, a silicon masteralloy for increasing the efficiency of solar cells made from wafers cut from the silicon ingots, method for increasing the yield when producing multicrystalline silicon ingots from a silicon melt by directional solidification. Further the present invention comprises a method for preparing said silicon masteralloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Gunnar HALVORSEN, Anne-Karin SOILAND
  • MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS, SILICON MASTERALLOY, METHOD FOR INCREASING THE YIELD OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS FOR SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20160225937
    Abstract: The present invention comprises directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon ingots, a silicon masteralloy for increasing the efficiency of solar cells made from wafers cut from the silicon ingots, method for increasing the yield when producing multicrystalline silicon ingots from a silicon melt by directional solidification. Further the present invention comprises a method for preparing said silicon masteralloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Gunnar HALVORSEN, Anne-Karin SOILAND