Patents by Inventor Kirk Hayes

Kirk Hayes 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).

  • REVERSE STACK STRUCTURES FOR THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    Publication number: 20150340515
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes depositing a photoactive layer onto a first substrate, depositing a contact layer onto the photoactive layer, attaching a second substrate onto the contact layer, and removing the first substrate from the photoactive layer, contact layer, and second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mariana Rodica MUNTEANU, Amith Kumar MURALI, Kirk HAYES, Brian Josef BARTHOLOMEUSZ
  • Reverse stack structures for thin-film photovoltaic cells
    Patent number: 8993370
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes depositing a photoactive layer onto a first substrate, depositing a contact layer onto the photoactive layer, attaching a second substrate onto the contact layer, and removing the first substrate from the photoactive layer, contact layer, and second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Zetta Research and Development LLC—AQT Series
    Inventors: Mariana Rodica Munteanu, Amith Kumar Murali, Kirk Hayes, Brian Josef Bartholomeusz
  • Reverse Stack Structures for Thin-Film Photovoltaic Cells
    Publication number: 20130276888
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes depositing a photoactive layer onto a first substrate, depositing a contact layer onto the photoactive layer, attaching a second substrate onto the contact layer, and removing the first substrate from the photoactive layer, contact layer, and second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: AQT SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Mariana Rodica Munteanu, Amith Kumar Murali, Kirk Hayes, Brian Josef Bartholomeusz