Patents by Inventor JAMES GEE

JAMES GEE 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).

  • Publication number: 20100108119
    Abstract: The present invention comprises methods for manufacturing solar cell modules having improved fault tolerance and the ability to maximize module power output in response to non-optimal operation of one or more solar cells in the module. To improve the fault tolerance, the individual solar cells may each have a bypass diode coupled thereto to that when a single solar cell faults, only the faulted solar cell is affected. In one embodiment, a transistor may be used to improve the fault tolerance of a solar cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: JAMES GEE, DAVID H. MEAKIN, FARES BAGH