SunPower
Utility Patents

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List of all SunPower patents 164 in total

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Utility: Photovoltaic module or array shutdown External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Sep 2022
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Utility: Process and structures for fabrication of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Sep 2022
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Utility: Metallization of solar cells with differentiated p-type and n-type region architectures External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 6 Sep 2022
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Utility: Photovoltaic module with a cross rail assembly External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 30 Aug 2022
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Utility: Angled polymer solar modules External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Aug 2022
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Utility: Thermocompression bonding approaches for foil-based metallization of non-metal surfaces of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Aug 2022
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Utility: Photovoltaic module having an external electrical connector External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 16 Aug 2022
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Utility: Solar cell having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by a metallization structure External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 26 Jul 2022
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Utility: Generating a photovoltaic system design for a building External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 19 Jul 2022
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Utility: UV-curing of light-receiving surfaces of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 28 Jun 2022
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Utility: Laser beam shaping for foil-based metallization of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 28 Jun 2022
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Utility: Local patterning and metallization of semiconductor structures using a laser beam External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 14 Jun 2022
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Utility: Local metallization for semiconductor substrates using a laser beam External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 14 Jun 2022
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Utility: Tri-layer semiconductor stacks for patterning features on solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 7 Jun 2022
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Utility: Metallization of solar cells with differentiated p-type and n-type region architectures External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 7 Jun 2022
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Utility: Remote array mapping External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 31 May 2022
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Utility: Electrical pathway intermittent fault detection External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 31 May 2022
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Utility: Microinverter systems and subsystems External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 24 May 2022
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Utility: Energy flow prediction for electric systems including photovoltaic solar systems External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 3 May 2022
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Utility: Shingled solar cells overlapping along non-linear edges External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 26 Apr 2022
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Utility: Solar cell emitter region fabrication using self-aligned implant and cap External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 26 Apr 2022
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Utility: Wafer alignment with restricted visual access External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 19 Apr 2022
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Utility: Non-permeable substrate carrier for electroplating External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 22 Mar 2022
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Utility: Laser assisted metallization process for solar cell fabrication External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 15 Mar 2022
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Utility: Etching of solar cell materials External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 1 Mar 2022
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Utility: Solar cells with improved lifetime, passivation and/or efficiency External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 15 Feb 2022
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Utility: Photovoltaic module having bi-directional couplings External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 1 Feb 2022
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Utility: Solar energy metering, communications, and control system External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 25 Jan 2022
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Utility: Cabling systems for rooftop photovoltaic solar systems External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 25 Jan 2022
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Utility: Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 18 Jan 2022
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Utility: Integrated external connectors External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 11 Jan 2022
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Utility: Energy control system External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 14 Dec 2021
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Utility: Voltage breakdown device for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 7 Dec 2021
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Utility: Bifacial solar cells with reflective back contacts External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 7 Dec 2021
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Utility: Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 23 Nov 2021
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Utility: Current cyclical testing for PV electrical connections External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 2 Nov 2021
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Utility: Solar cell having a plurality of conductive contacts External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 19 Oct 2021
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Utility: Solar panel External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 5 Oct 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic panel having a distributed support frame External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 5 Oct 2021
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Utility: High current burn-in of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 28 Sep 2021
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Utility: Structures and methods for forming electrodes of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 21 Sep 2021
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Utility: Metallization of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 21 Sep 2021
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Utility: Clamps for solar system External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 14 Sep 2021
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Utility: Photovoltaic modules External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 14 Sep 2021
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Utility: Systems and apparatuses for carport with integrated precipitation and cable management External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 7 Sep 2021
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Utility: Solar cell with reduced base diffusion area External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 31 Aug 2021
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Utility: Roll-to-roll metallization of solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 24 Aug 2021
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Utility: Blister-free polycrystalline silicon for solar cells External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 24 Aug 2021
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Utility: Verifying status of a termination end cap of a microinverter chain External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 10 Aug 2021
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Utility: Water sealing surface attachment External link
Filling date: 8 Sep 2025 Issue date: 10 Aug 2021

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