Patents by Inventor Navid Faterni

Navid Faterni 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).

  • Method and apparatus of multiplejunction solar cell structure with high band gap heterojunction middle cell
    Patent number: 7071407
    Abstract: A method and a multijunction solar device having a high band gap heterojunction middle solar cell are disclosed. In one embodiment, a triple-junction solar device includes bottom, middle, and top cells. The bottom cell has a germanium (Ge) substrate and a buffer layer, wherein the buffer layer is disposed over the Ge substrate. The middle cell contains a heterojunction structure, which further includes an emitter layer and a base layer that are disposed over the bottom cell. The top cell contains an emitter layer and a base layer disposed over the middle cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Emcore Corporation
    Inventors: Navid Faterni, Daniel J. Aiken, Mark A. Stan