Company patents
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD's patent strategy reveals a strong, albeit volatile, focus on core solar technologies, with 70.2% of its portfolio in Photovoltaic Cells (Legacy CPC), which saw a remarkable 157.6% growth in 2024 before a sharp decline. While the company maintains a significant presence in Photovoltaic / Photoconductive Devices (20.2% of portfolio), the 48.0% decline in patents in this category so far in 2026, coupled with a 100.0% decline in Photovoltaic Cells (Legacy CPC) for the same period, suggests a potential shift or slowdown in patenting activity across its primary energy sectors.
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Yearly patent publications since 2023
Product themes
Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.
188 US filings (since 2023) · 5 categories · 11 themes
Focuses on novel semiconductor materials, heterostructures, and doping profiles to improve photovoltaic conversion efficiency, stability, and spectral response.
Systems that incorporate solar panels as a primary or auxiliary power source for various applications, including visual displays, remote devices, and portable battery charging, often emphasizing efficiency and adaptability.
Methods and components for electrically connecting photovoltaic cells within a module and ensuring long-term reliability, including busbar designs, bypass diodes, and flexible module assembly techniques.
Techniques for optimizing light capture, transmission, and internal reflection within photovoltaic devices, including surface texturing, anti-reflection coatings, and light concentration or redistribution.
Innovations in the physical and optical structure of photovoltaic modules, including cover plates, integrated features, and non-planar designs, to improve light absorption, aesthetics, or installation.
Mechanical structures and components for securely attaching photovoltaic modules to various surfaces (ground, roof, canopy) while allowing for adjustment, sealing, and integration with cleaning or support features.
Focuses on advanced pixel architectures, often involving vertical stacking (3D) or silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structures, to improve performance, density, or functionality of photodiodes, transistors, and floating diffusion regions within image sensor pixels.
The design and manufacturing of integrated circuits that combine optical and electronic components, particularly for high-speed data communication between processors and memory.
Techniques and systems utilizing laser beams for precise material modification, including cutting, cladding, ablation, and surface treatment, often for joining, shaping, or removing material.
Systems and methods for automatically removing dust, dirt, or debris from photovoltaic panel surfaces to maintain optimal energy conversion efficiency, often involving robotic or integrated mechanisms.
Methods and devices for monitoring the operational parameters of photovoltaic systems, detecting anomalies, and diagnosing specific faults like reverse connections, insulation failures, or efficiency drops, often using predictive models.
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PV System Fault Diagnosis