Patents by Inventor Brian Hardin

Brian Hardin 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).

  • CONDUCTIVE, MULTILAYER STACKS FOR USE IN SILICON SOLAR CELLS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME INCLUDING LASER-BASED PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20260190535
    Abstract: A conductive multilayer stack or a conductive multilayer line useful as a metallization layer in photovoltaics as well as other devices; solar cells having a conductive multilayer stack or line; solar modules having such cells; and methods of forming a conductive multilayer stack or line. The conductive multilayer stack or line having a metal layer including copper (Cu) or coated aluminum; a silver contact layer; and a solderable layer between, and contacting, the metal layer and the silver contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Brian HARDIN, Maxwell Albert L'ETOILE, Carolina GUTIERREZ, Jason Jeffrey POWELL, James Kelvin SETO, Johnny Danger DOLLARD
  • Ink jet printed textiles
    Patent number: 6479412
    Abstract: Textiles are treated with a polymer or copolymer of epihalohydrin and polyalkylene amine prior to ink jet printing onto the textile. A softener such as a quaternary ammonium salt may also be used, as may be a cationic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Encad, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheya Alfekri, Gary Staley, Bob Chin, Brian Hardin, Cincin Siswanto
  • Ink jet printed textiles
    Patent number: 6001137
    Abstract: Waterfast ink jet printing onto textiles is performed by treating the textiles with a polymer or copolymer of epihalohydrin prior to the ink jet printing process. A softener such as a tetraalkylammonium salt may also be used, as may be a cationic binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Encad, Inc.
    Inventors: Dheya Alfekri, Gary Staley, Bob Chin, Brian Hardin, Cincin Siswanto