Patents by Inventor Jesse H Mills

Jesse H Mills 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).

  • METALLIC PHOTOVOLTAICS
    Publication number: 20170162738
    Abstract: According to some aspects, an apparatus for converting electromagnetic radiation into electric power is provided, comprising a first layer comprising a first semiconductor material, an absorber in contact with the first layer, a second layer comprising a second semiconductor material, the second layer being in contact with the absorber, and a reflector to reflect at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation passing through the second layer. According to some aspects, a method of forming an apparatus for converting electromagnetic radiation into electric power is provided, comprising forming a reflector on a substrate, forming a first layer in contact with the reflector, the first layer comprising a first semiconductor material, forming an absorber in contact with the first layer, and forming a second layer in contact with the absorber, the second layer comprising a second semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jesse H Mills, Jeremy S. Coombs, Joshua L. Wilson, Mark A. Hollis, Franz Busse, Kenneth Alexander Diest
  • METALLIC PHOTOVOLTAICS
    Publication number: 20160268467
    Abstract: According to some aspects, an apparatus for converting electromagnetic radiation into electric power is provided, comprising a first layer comprising a first semiconductor material, an absorber in contact with the first layer, a second layer comprising a second semiconductor material, the second layer being in contact with the absorber, and a reflector to reflect at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation passing through the second layer. According to some aspects, a method of forming an apparatus for converting electromagnetic radiation into electric power is provided, comprising forming a reflector on a substrate, forming a first layer in contact with the reflector, the first layer comprising a first semiconductor material, forming an absorber in contact with the first layer, and forming a second layer in contact with the absorber, the second layer comprising a second semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jesse H Mills, Jeremy S. Coombs, Joshua L. Wilson, Mark A. Hollis, Franz Busse, Kenneth Alexander Diest