Patents by Inventor Vera Steinmann
Vera Steinmann 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).
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Publication number: 20260201538Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2026Publication date: July 16, 2026Applicant: First Solar, Inc.Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
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Publication number: 20260130042Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having contact layers are described herein. Devices, intermediate structures, and methods for making multilayer contacts for perovskite photovoltaic devices are provided. Embodiments include materials and methods for forming back contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2026Publication date: May 7, 2026Applicants: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Patent number: 12595545Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2024Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: First Solar, Inc.Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
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Patent number: 12520652Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having contact layers are described herein. Devices, intermediate structures, and methods for making multilayer contacts for perovskite photovoltaic devices are provided. Embodiments include back contacts for N-I-P structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignees: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Publication number: 20250029792Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: First Solar, Inc.Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
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Patent number: 12112897Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: First Solar, Inc.Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
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Publication number: 20240237371Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having contact layers are described herein. Devices, intermediate structures, and methods for making multilayer contacts for perovskite photovoltaic devices are provided. Embodiments include back contacts for N-I-P structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicants: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Publication number: 20240237370Abstract: Methods and compositions for forming perovskite hole transport layers for use in manufacturing photovoltaic devices are described. Embodiments include using a plurality of hole transport materials to produce high-performance HTL contacts to improve performance and stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicants: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Mengjin Yang, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Publication number: 20240138163Abstract: Methods and compositions for forming perovskite hole transport layers for use in manufacturing photovoltaic devices are described. Embodiments include using a plurality of hole transport materials to produce high-performance HTL contacts to improve performance and stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Mengjin Yang, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Publication number: 20240138164Abstract: Photovoltaic devices having contact layers are described herein. Devices, intermediate structures, and methods for making multilayer contacts for perovskite photovoltaic devices are provided. Embodiments include back contacts for N-I-P structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: First Solar, Inc., Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Joseph Jonathan Berry, Le Chen, Axel Finn Palmstrom, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Natasha Teran, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Xueping Yi, Zhibo Zhao, Kai Zhu
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Publication number: 20230082682Abstract: Structures and methods for manufacturing photovoltaic devices by forming perovskite layers and perovskite precursor layers using vapor transport deposition (VTD) are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: First Solar, Inc.Inventors: Le Chen, David Ho, Xiaoping Li, Rick Powell, Tze-Bin Song, Vera Steinmann, Aravamuthan Varadarajan, Dirk Weiss, Gang Xiong, Zhibo Zhao
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Publication number: 20200286742Abstract: Methods of processing substrates are described herein that include depositing a patterned polymer precursor layer by inkjet printing on a substrate comprising a dielectric material, curing the precursor layer to form a patterned polymer layer, and exposing the substrate, with the patterned polymer layer, to a remote plasma etch chemistry selective to the dielectric material. These methods can be performed on display substrates, particularly OLED and/or quantum dot display substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.Inventors: Brian E. Lassiter, Vera Steinmann
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Patent number: 10533104Abstract: Methods for increasing the degree of curing and/or reducing the volatile photoinitiator concentration in cured polymeric film, and particularly in cured polymeric films in a multilayered thin film encapsulation stack are provided. Also provided are highly crosslinked and/or low-outgassing thin polymeric films and encapsulation stacks made using the methods.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Kateeva, Inc.Inventors: Brian E. Lassiter, Lorenza Moro, Teresa A. Ramos, Elizabeth Tai, Alonso Serrato, Vera Steinmann
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Publication number: 20190136075Abstract: Methods for increasing the degree of curing and/or reducing the volatile photoinitiator concentration in cured polymeric film, and particularly in cured polymeric films in a multilayered thin film encapsulation stack are provided. Also provided are highly crosslinked and/or low-outgassing thin polymeric films and encapsulation stacks made using the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Kateeva, Inc.Inventors: Brian E. Lassiter, Lorenza Moro, Teresa A. Ramos, Elizabeth Tai, Alonso Serrato, Vera Steinmann
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Patent number: 9368729Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of mixtures which comprise, as components K1), one or more merocyanines selected from the group of the compounds of the general formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, IIa and IIb, as defined in more detail in the description, as an electron donor or electron acceptor, and, as component K2), one or more compounds which, with respect to component K1), act correspondingly as an electron acceptor or electron donor, for producing photoactive layers for organic solar cells and organic photodetectors, to a process for producing photoactive layers, corresponding solar cells and organic photodetectors, and to mixtures which comprise, as components, one or more compounds of the general formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, IIa and/or IIb of component K1, as defined in more detail in the description, and one or more compounds of component K2.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Jae Hyung Hwang, Peter Erk, Helmut Reichelt, Ruediger Sens, Ingmar Bruder, Antti Ojala, Jan Schoeneboom, Frank Wuerthner, Hannah Buerckstuemmer, Elena Tulyakova, Klaus Meerholz, Vera Steinmann, Nils Kronenberg
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Publication number: 20120267579Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of mixtures which comprise, as components K1), one or more merocyanines selected from the group of the compounds of the general formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, IIa and IIb, as defined in more detail in the description, as an electron donor or electron acceptor, and, as component K2), one or more compounds which, with respect to component K1), act correspondingly as an electron acceptor or electron donor, for producing photoactive layers for organic solar cells and organic photodetectors, to a process for producing photoactive layers, corresponding solar cells and organic photodetectors, and to mixtures which comprise, as components, one or more compounds of the general formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, IIa and/or IIb of component K1, as defined in more detail in the description, and one or more compounds of component K2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Jae Hyung Hwang, Peter Erk, Helmut Reichelt, Ruediger Sens, Ingmar Bruder, Antti OJala, Jan Schoeneboom, Frank Wuerthner, Hannah Buerckstuemmer, Elena Tulyakova, Klaus Meerholz, Vera Steinmann, Nils Kronenberg