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Douglas Rose — 27 Patents

SUSunpower: 24 patents #17 of 453Top 4%
MPMaxeon Solar Pte.: 2 patents #39 of 129Top 35%
MIMidwest Research Institute: 1 patents #153 of 315Top 50%
Vista, CA: #35 of 868 inventorsTop 5%
California: #19,967 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Douglas Rose has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sunpower. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in September 2025. Douglas Rose ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Douglas Rose in Vista, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12426382 Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Lewis Abra 2025-09-23
11742446 Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Lewis Abra 2023-08-29 $8,622,000
11264518 Etching of solar cell materials Pongsthorn Uralwong, David D. Smith 2022-03-01 $46,529,000
11227962 Wire-based metallization and stringing for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Lewis Abra 2022-01-18 $60,750,000
11004987 Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Nils-Peter Harder 2021-05-11 $38,328,000
10903786 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2021-01-26 $90,918,000
10777691 Formed photovoltaic module busbars Shan Daroczi, Thomas Phu 2020-09-15 $31,644,000
10644170 Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Nils-Peter Harder 2020-05-05 $22,245,000
10164567 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2018-12-25
10121910 Formed photovoltaic module busbars Shan Daroczi, Thomas Phu 2018-11-06 $10,559,000
10084098 Metallization of conductive wires for solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Nils-Peter Harder 2018-09-25 $6,635,000
9929296 Edge reflector or refractor for bifacial solar module 2018-03-27 $5,188,000
9774294 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2017-09-26 $14,764,000
9716465 Photovoltaic array with array-roof integration member Carl J. S. Lenox 2017-07-25 $8,085,000
9691924 Solar cell interconnect with multiple current paths Shandor G. Daroczi, Neil Kaminar 2017-06-27 $10,227,000
9553229 Etching of solar cell materials Pongsthorn Uralwong, David D. Smith 2017-01-24 $13,808,000
9184327 Formed photovoltaic module busbars Shan Daroczi, Thomas Phu 2015-11-10 $16,827,000
9035167 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2015-05-19 $9,872,000
8378706 Method to dice back-contact solar cells Zachary Kinyon, Karen Elizabeth Wilson 2013-02-19 $13,748,000
8148627 Solar cell interconnect with multiple current paths Shandor G. Daroczi, Neil Kaminar 2012-04-03 $11,693,000
8029683 Etching of solar cell materials Pongsthorn Uralwong, David D. Smith 2011-10-04
7786375 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2010-08-31
7554031 Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells Richard M. Swanson, Denis De Ceuster, Vikas Desai, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar 2009-06-30
7455787 Etching of solar cell materials Pongsthorn Uralwong, David D. Smith 2008-11-25
7390961 Interconnection of solar cells in a solar cell module Peter Aschenbrenner, Shandor G. Daroczi, Stephen J. Coughlin, Charles Gay 2008-06-24 $51,452,000