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Taeseok Kim
TK
Taeseok Kim
— 5 Patents in 2025
MP
Maxeon Solar Pte.
:
5
patents
#1
of
46
Top 3%
Pleasanton, CA
:
#38
of
586
inventors
Top 7%
California
:
#3,728
of
55,090
inventors
Top 7%
Overall
(2025):
#25,175
of
469,880
Top 6%
5
Patents 2025
Issued Patents
2025
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1–5
of
5
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
12426401
One-dimensional metallization for solar cells
Richard Hamilton Sewell
,
David Fredric Joel Kavulak
,
Lewis Abra
,
Thomas Pass
,
Matthieu Moors
+2 more
2025-09-23
12408476
Foil-based metallization of solar cells
Gabriel Harley
,
Richard Hamilton Sewell
,
Michael Morse
,
David D. Smith
,
Matthieu Moors
+1 more
2025-09-02
12364050
Local patterning and metallization of semiconductor structures using a laser beam
Pei Hsuan Lu
,
Benjamin Ian Hsia
2025-07-15
12230724
Solar cells having hybrid architectures including differentiated p-type and n-type regions with offset contacts
David D. Smith
,
Jeffrey El Cotter
,
David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse
2025-02-18
12230727
Contacts for solar cells
Matthieu Moors
,
David D. Smith
,
Gabriel Harley
2025-02-18
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