Energy augmentation structures, energy emitters or energy collectors containing the same, and their use in solar cells and other energy conversion devices
US-2024115878-A1 · Apr 11, 2024 · US
directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | H10F77/42 |
| Official title | directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means |
| Display label | directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means |
| Total patents | 489 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 53 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 56 |
| 2020 | 54 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 47 |
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Photodetector with tapered waveguide structure
US-2016300972-A1 · Oct 13, 2016 · US
3D grating box and the manufacturing method thereof, color filter substrate and display device
US-9377631-B2 · Jun 28, 2016 · US
Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same
US-2016155877-A1 · Jun 2, 2016 · US
Replication of patterned thin-film structures for use in plasmonics and metamaterials
US-9356238-B2 · May 31, 2016 · US
Photonic crystal and optical functional device including the same
US-2016061994-A1 · Mar 3, 2016 · US
Thermal emission source
US-2016049897-A1 · Feb 18, 2016 · US
Methods for optically powering transducers and related transducers
US-2015380989-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Multi-junction solar cell, methods for the production thereof, and uses thereof
US-2015372179-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Solar cell module and solar cell module manufacturing method
US-2015364616-A1 · Dec 17, 2015 · US
Nanostructure material methods and devices
US-2015349194-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Nanostructure material methods and devices
US-2015349212-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Front sheet of solar cell, method of manufacturing the same and photovoltaic module comprising the same
US-2015340516-A1 · Nov 26, 2015 · US
Electronic device including horizontal type diode using 2d material and method of manufacturing the same
US-2015340522-A1 · Nov 26, 2015 · US
Methods and Systems for Controlling Phonon-Scattering
US-2015340521-A1 · Nov 26, 2015 · US
Reflective contact layer system for an optoelectronic component and method for producing same
US-9196789-B2 · Nov 24, 2015 · US
Photovoltaic devices with plasmonic nanoparticles
US-2015333201-A1 · Nov 19, 2015 · US
Photo-electric device with inverse pyramid shaped recesses
US-9190547-B2 · Nov 17, 2015 · US
Light emitting element and production method for same, production method for light-emitting device, illumination device, backlight, display device, and diode
US-9190590-B2 · Nov 17, 2015 · US
Semiconductor component having hardness buffer and use thereof
US-2015325711-A1 · Nov 12, 2015 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC H10F77/42?
- CPC H10F77/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC H10F77/42 (directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means)?
- Our database includes 489 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC H10F77/42 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 47 in 2024 vs 26 in 2025 (latest complete years).