Patents by Inventor Renee Mary Whitney

Renee Mary Whitney 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).

  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20140373917
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a transparent layer; a first porous layer disposed on the transparent layer, wherein the first porous layer comprises a plurality of pores extending through a thickness of the first porous layer; a first semiconductor material disposed in the plurality of pores to form a patterned first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first porous layer and the patterned first semiconductor layer, wherein the patterned first semiconductor layer is substantially transparent. Method of making a photovoltaic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Renee Mary Whitney, Faisal Razi Ahmad
  • Photovoltaic devices and method of making
    Patent number: 8816190
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a transparent layer; a first porous layer disposed on the transparent layer, wherein the first porous layer comprises a plurality of pores extending through a thickness of the first porous layer; a first semiconductor material disposed in the plurality of pores to form a patterned first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first porous layer and the patterned first semiconductor layer, wherein the patterned first semiconductor layer is substantially transparent. Method of making a photovoltaic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: First Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Renee Mary Whitney, Faisal Razi Ahmad
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20120260978
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device is provided. The photovoltaic device includes a transparent layer; a first porous layer disposed on the transparent layer, wherein the first porous layer comprises a plurality of pores extending through a thickness of the first porous layer; a first semiconductor material disposed in the plurality of pores to form a patterned first semiconductor layer; and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first porous layer and the patterned first semiconductor layer, wherein the patterned first semiconductor layer is substantially transparent. Method of making a photovoltaic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bastiaan Arie Korevaar, Renee Mary Whitney, Faisal Razi Ahmad
  • Method of making photovoltaic cell
    Patent number: 8039290
    Abstract: Methods of making a photovoltaic (PV) cell are disclosed. The methods comprise at least the steps of, providing a first component comprising a cadmium telluride (CdTe) layer comprising an interfacial region, and subjecting the first component to a functionalizing treatment in the presence of a material comprising copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Feldman-Peabody, Bogdan Lita, Michael Burnash Cozens, Mehran Sadeghi, Yu Zhao, Renee Mary Whitney
  • METHOD OF MAKING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL
    Publication number: 20110143493
    Abstract: Methods of making a photovoltaic (PV) cell are disclosed. The methods comprise at least the steps of, providing a first component comprising a cadmium telluride (CdTe) layer comprising an interfacial region, and subjecting the first component to a functionalizing treatment in the presence of a material comprising copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Feldman-Peabody, Bogdan Lita, Michael Burnash Cozens, Mehran Sadeghi, Yu Zhao, Renee Mary Whitney