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Thomas Pass — 5 Patents in 2018

SUSunpower: 5 patents #6 of 141Top 5%
San Jose, CA: #440 of 5,991 inventorsTop 8%
California: #3,458 of 60,411 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (2018): #23,399 of 503,207Top 5%
5 Patents 2018

Issued Patents 2018

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10153384 Solderable contact regions 2018-12-11 $10,999,000
9997651 Damage buffer for solar cell metallization 2018-06-12 $5,233,000
9944055 Thermo-compression bonding tool with high temperature elastic element Richard Hamilton Sewell 2018-04-17 $4,628,000
9865753 Metallization of solar cells using metal foils 2018-01-09 $6,160,000
9865759 Solar cell interconnection Gabriel Harley, David Fredric Joel Kavulak, Richard Hamilton Sewell 2018-01-09 $6,160,000