Patents Assigned to Q1 Nanosystems Corporation
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Patent number: 9954126Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Smith, Larry Bawden, John Bohland
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Patent number: 9947817Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Smith, Larry Bawden, John Bohland
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Patent number: 9202954Abstract: Nanostructures and photovoltaic structures are disclosed. Methods for creating nanostructures are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Vincent Evelsizer, Larry Bawden, John Fisher
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Patent number: 9082911Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a photovoltaic cell made up of an array of photovoltaic bristles. The photovoltaic bristles may be configured individually and in an array to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may result in high light energy conversion efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Mark R Schroeder, Robert M Smith
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Patent number: 9076908Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a photovoltaic cell made up of an array of photovoltaic bristles. The photovoltaic bristles may be configured individually and in an array to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may result in high light energy conversion efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Mark R Schroeder, Robert M Smith
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Publication number: 20140261612Abstract: A metamaterial of an array of photovoltaic bristles may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. A completed photovoltaic device may benefit from further total efficiency gains by implementing a corrugated structure in the metamaterial and/or an assembled solar panel of metamaterials. Various methods to manufacture these metamaterial devices may include utilize stamping methods, photolithographic techniques, etching techniques, deposition techniques, as well as the creation of vias to form arrays of photovoltaic bristles for the metamaterial photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. Schroeder, Larry Bawden, John Fisher
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Publication number: 20140261648Abstract: A metamaterial of an array of photovoltaic bristles may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. A completed photovoltaic device may benefit from further total efficiency gains by implementing a corrugated structure in the metamaterial and/or an assembled solar panel of metamaterials. Various methods to manufacture these metamaterial devices may include utilize stamping methods, photolithographic techniques, etching techniques, deposition techniques, as well as the creation of vias to form arrays of photovoltaic bristles for the metamaterial photovoltaic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. Schroeder, Larry Bawden, John Fisher
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Publication number: 20140264998Abstract: Various stamping methods may reduce defects and increase throughput for manufacturing metamaterial devices. Metamaterial devices with an array of photovoltaic bristles, and/or vias, may enable each photovoltaic bristle to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may lead to increased efficiency and more power generation from an array of photovoltaic bristles. Reduced defects in the metamaterial device may decrease manufacturing cost, increase reliability of the metamaterial device, and increase the probability of photon absorption for a metamaterial device. The increase in manufacturing throughput and reduced defects may reduce manufacturing costs to enable the embodiment metamaterial devices to reach grid parity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Robert SMITH, Mark R. SCHROEDER, Larry BAWDEN, John FISHER, John BOHLAND
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Publication number: 20140209155Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a photovoltaic cell made up of an array of photovoltaic bristles. The photovoltaic bristles may be configured individually and in an array to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may result in high light energy conversion efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Mark R. SCHROEDER, Robert M. SMITH
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Publication number: 20140209160Abstract: The systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide a photovoltaic cell made up of an array of photovoltaic bristles. The photovoltaic bristles may be configured individually and in an array to have a high probability of photon absorption. The high probability of photon absorption may result in high light energy conversion efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Q1 NANOSYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Mark R. SCHROEDER, Robert M. SMITH
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Patent number: 8344241Abstract: Nanostructures and photovoltaic structures are disclosed. A nanostructure according to one embodiment includes an array of nanocables extending from a substrate, the nanocables in the array being characterized as having a spacing and surface texture defined by inner surfaces of voids of a template; an electrically insulating layer extending along the substrate; and at least one layer overlaying the nanocables. A nanostructure according to another embodiment includes a substrate; a portion of a template extending along the substrate, the template being electrically insulative; an array of nanocables extending from the template, portions of the nanocables protruding from the template being characterized as having a spacing, shape and surface texture defined by previously-present inner surfaces of voids of the template; and at least one layer overlaying the nanocables.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignees: Q1 Nanosystems Corporation, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Ruxandra Vidu, Brian Argo, John Argo, Pieter Stroeve, Jie-Ren Ku
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Publication number: 20110214709Abstract: Nanostructures and photovoltaic structures are disclosed. Methods for creating nanostructures are also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: Q1 Nanosystems CorporationInventors: Vincent Evelsizer, Larry Bawden, John Fisher