SunPower
Utility Patents

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List of all SunPower patents 164 in total

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Utility: Single-step metal bond and contact formation for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 3 Aug 2021
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Utility: Systems and methods for reworking shingled solar cell modules External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 20 Jul 2021
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Utility: System and method for shingling wafer strips connected in parallel External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Jul 2021
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Utility: Universal photovoltaic laminate External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Jul 2021
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Utility: Distributed energy resource topology and operation External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 29 Jun 2021
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Utility: Shingled solar cell module External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 15 Jun 2021
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Utility: Separation region between diffusion regions in a continuous layer of a solar cell External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 8 Jun 2021
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Utility: Solar module skirt assembly External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 25 May 2021
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Utility: Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 11 May 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic panel External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 11 May 2021
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Utility: Rapid shutdown of photovoltaic systems External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 4 May 2021
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Utility: Inverter coupling and decoupling management External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 27 Apr 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic module or array shutdown External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 27 Apr 2021
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Utility: Circuits and methods for controlling current in a parallel-connected array External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Apr 2021
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Utility: Monitoring electric systems for wiring faults External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Apr 2021
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Utility: Laser techniques for foil-based metallization of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Apr 2021
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Utility: Solar cell having an emitter region with wide bandgap semiconductor material External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Mar 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic module mounting assembly having a pin constraint External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Mar 2021
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Utility: Solar cells having differentiated P-type and N-type architectures External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 16 Mar 2021
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Utility: Single-walled connecting key framesets External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 2 Mar 2021
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Utility: Solar tracker system External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 2 Mar 2021
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Utility: Metallization of solar cells using metal foils External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Feb 2021
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Utility: Bonds for solar cell metallization External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 16 Feb 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic module mount External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 9 Feb 2021
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Utility: Solar collector installation design system including exceptional condition management and display External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 2 Feb 2021
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Utility: Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 26 Jan 2021
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Utility: Systems and method for determining solar panel placement and energy output External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 26 Jan 2021
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Utility: Remote array mapping External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 12 Jan 2021
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Utility: Hybrid management module External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 5 Jan 2021
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Utility: Contacts for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 29 Dec 2020
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Utility: Method and apparatus of fabricating a solar cell device External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 22 Dec 2020
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Utility: Shingled solar cell module comprising hidden tap interconnects External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 8 Dec 2020
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Utility: Solar power generation assembly and method for providing same External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 24 Nov 2020
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Utility: Solar cells with tunnel dielectrics External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 17 Nov 2020
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Utility: Deposition approaches for emitter layers of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 17 Nov 2020
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Utility: Conductive strip based mask for metallization of semiconductor devices External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 17 Nov 2020
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Utility: Solar panel External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 10 Nov 2020
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Utility: Photonic degradation monitoring for semiconductor devices External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Oct 2020
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Utility: Solar cell emitter region fabrication with differentiated p-type and n-type architectures and incorporating dotted diffusion External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Oct 2020
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Utility: Device and method for electrically decoupling a solar module from a solar system External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Oct 2020
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Utility: Multi-operation tool for photovoltaic cell processing External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Oct 2020
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Utility: Sun tracking solar energy collection system and method of assembly External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 13 Oct 2020
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Utility: Formed photovoltaic module busbars External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 15 Sep 2020
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Utility: Systems and method for determining solar panel placement and energy output External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 8 Sep 2020
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Utility: Photovoltaic module interconnect joints External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 8 Sep 2020
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Utility: Photovoltaic module having bi-directional couplings External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 1 Sep 2020
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Utility: Generating a photovoltaic system design for a building External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 25 Aug 2020
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Utility: System and method for associating a load demand with a variable power generation External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 18 Aug 2020
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Utility: Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic element External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 11 Aug 2020
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Utility: Shingled solar cells overlapping along non-linear edges External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 11 Aug 2020

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