Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Chumney

Daniel R. Chumney 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).

  • Inverted Metamorphic Multijunction Solar Cells on Low Density Carriers
    Publication number: 20100206365
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell by providing a first substrate; depositing on the first substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell; mounting and bonding a surrogate second substrate on top of the sequence of layers; removing the first substrate; and thinning a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart portions of the backside of the surrogate second substrate so as to reduce its weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Emcore Solar Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Chumney, Fred Newman