Patents by Inventor Aaron Roggelin

Aaron Roggelin 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).

  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20240088319
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 11817516
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VAPORIZATION AND VAPOR DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20210301387
    Abstract: Distributor assemblies for vapor transport deposition systems, and methods of conducting vapor transport deposition, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: John Barden, Rick Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Nirav Vora
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20200058818
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 10529883
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • Photovoltaic devices and method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 10461207
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20160126395
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20160126396
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and at least one Se-containing layer, such as a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing the photovoltaic device includes forming the CdSeTe layer over a substrate by at least one of sputtering, evaporation deposition, CVD, chemical bath deposition process, and vapor transport deposition process. The process can also include controlling a thickness range of the Se-containing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Dan Damjanovic, Markus Gloeckler, Feng Liao, Andrei Los, Dan Mao, Benjamin Milliron, Gopal Mor, Rick Powell, Kenneth Ring, Aaron Roggelin, Jigish Trivedi, Zhibo Zhao
  • Photovoltaic device
    Patent number: 8785232
    Abstract: A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Rick C. Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Kuntal Kumar, Arnold Allenic, Kenneth M. Ring, Charles E. Wickersham
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130298992
    Abstract: A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Rick C. Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Kuntal Kumar, Arnold Allenic, Kenneth M. Ring, Charles E. Wickersham
  • Photovoltaic device
    Patent number: 8497151
    Abstract: A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Ricky C. Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Kuntal Kumar, Arnold Allenic, Kenneth M. Ring, Charles Wickersham
  • POWDER BLEND
    Publication number: 20120018684
    Abstract: A method for producing uniform powder blends may include a multi-pass riffling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Arnold Allenic, Phillip Gohr, James Hojnicki, Michael Latusek, Richard Scott Odneal, Aaron Roggelin, Jeffrey Short, Christopher Wagner
  • Photovoltaic Device
    Publication number: 20100288359
    Abstract: A method to improve CdTe-based photovoltaic device efficiency is disclosed. The CdTe-based photovoltaic device can include oxygen or silicon in semiconductor layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Ricky C. Powell, Aaron Roggelin, Kuntal Kumar, Arnold Allenic, Kenneth M. Ring, Charles Wickersham