Patents by Inventor Michael Lynn Free

Michael Lynn Free 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: 20110132462
    Abstract: Provided herein are multicomponent semiconductor films having a broad range of bandgaps and charge carrier characteristics. The semiconductor films include copper, zinc, tin, at least one substitutional metal and at least one chalcogen. Substitutional metals include those capable of substituting for a portion of copper, zinc, or both in the semiconductor films. Also disclosed are methods for making the films, including single-bath electrodeposition methods, and devices incorporating the films, including photovoltaic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Lynn Free, Prashant Kumar Sarswat, Ashutosh Tiwari, Michael Snure