Patents by Inventor Peter Iles

Peter Iles 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).

  • Solar cell having an integral monolithically grown bypass diode
    Publication number: 20050183765
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for protecting a solar cell. The solar cell includes first solar cell portion. The first solar cell portion includes at least one junction and at least one solar cell contact on a backside of the first solar cell portion. At least one bypass diode portion is epitaxially grown on the first solar cell portion. The bypass diode has at least one contact. An interconnect couples the solar cell contact to the diode contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Ho, Milton Yeh, Chaw-Long Chu, Peter Iles