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App. No. 18/914,841
· Confirmation No. 2194
Buffer Layers for Photovoltaic Devices with Group V Doping
Inventors:
Le Chen, Sachit Grover, Jason Kephart, Sergei Kniajanski, Chungho Lee, Xiaoping Li, Feng Liao, Dingyuan Lu, Rajni Mallick, Wenming Wang, Gang Xiong, Wei Zhang
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc.
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Inventors
Le Chen
Fremont, CA
Sachit Grover
Campbell, CA
Jason Kephart
San Jose, CA
Sergei Kniajanski
Perrysburg, OH
Chungho Lee
San Jose, CA
Xiaoping Li
San Jose, CA
Feng Liao
Perrysburg, OH
Dingyuan Lu
San Jose, CA
Rajni Mallick
Fremont, CA
Wenming Wang
Toledo, OH
Gang Xiong
Santa Clara, CA
Wei Zhang
San Jose, CA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
136/243
H10F71/125
H10F77/311
H10F77/123
H10F77/1233
H10F77/1696
H10F10/162
Y02E10/543
Prosecution
- Examiner
- BUCK, LINDSEY A
- Art Unit
- 1728
- Customer No.
- 109944
- Docket No.
- 63703-US-CNT/P02369
- Confirmation No.
- 2194
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20250120219A1
- Pub. Date
- 2025-04-10
Parent
is a Continuation of
→
App. 17/287,988
· US 12,119,416
Filed 2021-04-22
· Patented Case
Parent
PCT
is a National Stage Entry of
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PCT/US2019/057542
Filed 2019-10-23
· Final Rejection Mailed
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/866,665
Filed 2019-06-26
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/834,017
Filed 2019-04-15
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/833,312
Filed 2019-04-12
· Provisional Application Expired
Parent
Claims priority from a provisional application
→
App. 62/749,934
Filed 2018-10-24
· Provisional Application Expired
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/914,841
- Filed
- 2024-10-14
- Pub. No.
- US20250120219A1
- Examiner
- BUCK, LINDSEY A
- Art Unit
- 1728
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