Patents by Inventor Eric Michael Rehder

Eric Michael Rehder 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).

  • Multi-layer back surface field layer in a solar cell structure
    Patent number: 11552207
    Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a PV cell includes an emitter layer, a base layer adjacent to the emitter layer, and a back surface field (BSF) layer adjacent to the base layer. The BSF layer includes a first layer, and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer includes a first material and the second layer includes a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Xing-Quan Liu, Daniel C. Law, Eric Michael Rehder, Christopher M. Fetzer, Richard R. King
  • MULTI-LAYER BACK SURFACE FIELD LAYER IN A SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190267501
    Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a PV cell includes an emitter layer, a base layer adjacent to the emitter layer, and a back surface field (BSF) layer adjacent to the base layer. The BSF layer includes a first layer, and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer includes a first material and the second layer includes a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Xing-Quan Liu, Daniel C. Law, Eric Michael Rehder, Christopher M. Fetzer, Richard R. King
  • Multi-layer back surface field layer in a solar cell structure
    Patent number: 10340401
    Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a PV cell includes an emitter layer, a base layer adjacent to the emitter layer, and a back surface field (BSF) layer adjacent to the base layer. The BSF layer includes a first layer, and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer includes a first material and the second layer includes a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Xing-Quan Liu, Daniel C. Law, Eric Michael Rehder, Christopher M. Fetzer, Richard R. King
  • MULTI-LAYER BACK SURFACE FIELD LAYER IN A SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130074934
    Abstract: Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a PV cell includes an emitter layer, a base layer adjacent to the emitter layer, and a back surface field (BSF) layer adjacent to the base layer. The BSF layer includes a first layer, and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer includes a first material and the second layer includes a second material different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Xing-Quan Liu, Daniel C. Law, Eric Michael Rehder, Christopher M. Fetzer, Richard R. King