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Michael Cudzinovic — 21 Patents

SUSunpower: 20 patents #25 of 453Top 6%
TSTotal Marketing Services: 3 patents #52 of 293Top 20%
MPMaxeon Solar Pte.: 1 patents #70 of 129Top 55%
Sunnyvale, CA: #1,210 of 14,302 inventorsTop 9%
California: #27,449 of 386,348 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
Michael Cudzinovic has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sunpower. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in August 2024. Michael Cudzinovic ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list Michael Cudzinovic in Sunnyvale, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12074233 Metallization of solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Junbo Wu, Paul Loscutoff, Joseph Behnke +1 more 2024-08-27
11127866 Metallization of solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Junbo Wu, Paul Loscutoff, Joseph Behnke +1 more 2021-09-21 $37,139,000
10164131 Multi-layer sputtered metal seed for solar cell conductive contact Amjad Deyine, Robert Woehl 2018-12-25
9871150 Protective region for metallization of solar cells Benjamin Ian Hsia, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Todd Richards Johnson 2018-01-16 $17,320,000
9525082 Solar cell contact structures formed from metal paste Richard Hamilton Sewell 2016-12-20 $7,279,000
9362427 Metallization of solar cells Richard Hamilton Sewell, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Junbo Wu, Paul Loscutoff, Joseph Behnke +1 more 2016-06-07 $27,770,000
9293624 Methods for electroless plating of a solar cell metallization layer Joseph Behnke 2016-03-22 $33,945,000
9263601 Enhanced adhesion of seed layer for solar cell conductive contact Junbo Wu, Michael C. Johnson, Joseph Behnke, Xi Zhu, David D. Smith +3 more 2016-02-16 $5,663,000
8901010 Methods for improving solar cell lifetime and efficiency Staffan Westerberg, Florito Dennis Tingchuy Vicente, Princess Carmi Tomada, Jemellee Guiao 2014-12-02 $33,628,000
8883247 Array of small contacts for solar cell fabrication Peter John Cousins 2014-11-11 $18,214,000
8822257 Thin silicon solar cell and method of manufacture Seung Bum Rim, Michael Morse, Taeseok Kim 2014-09-02 $17,899,000
8486746 Thin silicon solar cell and method of manufacture Seung Bum Rim, Michael Morse, Taeseok Kim 2013-07-16 $65,237,000
8399287 Method of manufacturing solar cell William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar, Keith McIntosh +1 more 2013-03-19 $27,545,000
8393707 Apparatuses and methods for removal of ink buildup Thomas Pass, Rob Rogers, Ray Sun, Sheng Sun, Ben Wahlstrom +2 more 2013-03-12 $27,797,000
7897867 Solar cell and method of manufacture William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar, Keith McIntosh +1 more 2011-03-01
7883343 Method of manufacturing solar cell William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar, Keith McIntosh +1 more 2011-02-08
7838062 Array of small contacts for solar cell fabrication Peter John Cousins 2010-11-23
7388147 Metal contact structure for solar cell and method of manufacture William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass, David D. Smith, Richard M. Swanson 2008-06-17 $55,044,000
7339110 Solar cell and method of manufacture William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass, David D. Smith, Neil Kaminar, Keith McIntosh +1 more 2008-03-04 $37,850,000
7135350 Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells David D. Smith, Keith McIntosh, Bharatkumar Gamanlal Mehta 2006-11-14 $8,265,000
6998288 Use of doped silicon dioxide in the fabrication of solar cells David D. Smith, Keith McIntosh, Bharatkumar Gamanlal Mehta 2006-02-14 $5,378,000