SOLARCITY CORP Active Patents
54 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2016-12-16: Application 15382568; Invention MAGNETIC WAFER GRIPPER; Applicant SolarCity Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2016-11-18: Application 15356433; Invention ROBOTIC HELIOSTAT CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD; Applicant SolarCity Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2016-11-18: Application 15356365; Invention METER SOCKET ADAPTOR; Applicant SolarCity Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2016-11-08: Application 15346444; Invention MODULE FABRICATION OF SOLAR CELLS WITH LOW RESISTIVITY ELECTRODES; Applicant SolarCity Corporation; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-16 | 15382568 | MAGNETIC WAFER GRIPPER | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-07-03 | 10014201 | US20180174876A1 | Edward Sung | United States | KEBEDE, BROOK |
| 2016-11-18 | 15356433 | ROBOTIC HELIOSTAT CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-12-31 | 10520223 | US20170067668A1 | Daniel Fukuba Jos Goble Salomon Trujillo Thomas Joseph Currier Wasiq Bokhari | United States United States United States United States United States | CHARIOUI, MOHAMED |
| 2016-11-18 | 15356365 | METER SOCKET ADAPTOR | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-08-15 | 9735527 | US20170070018A1 | Garret Bautista Cormac McHugh | United States United States | NASRI, JAVAID H |
| 2016-11-08 | 15346444 | MODULE FABRICATION OF SOLAR CELLS WITH LOW RESISTIVITY ELECTRODES | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-12-25 | 10164127 | US20170054038A1 | Jiunn Benjamin Heng Jianming Fu Zheng Xu Bobby Yang | United States United States United States United States | LEONG, SUSAN DANG |
| 2016-10-31 | 15339573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CURING CONDUCTIVE PASTE USING INDUCTION HEATING | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-10-30 | 10115856 | US20180122979A1 | Piotr Zajac | United States | SEVEN, EVREN |
| 2016-10-28 | 29582645 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF TILE | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-13 | D833382 | Remy LABESQUE Daniel FLANIGAN Jack WEST Brian ATCHLEY Brian WEST Charles ALMY | United States United States United States United States United States United States | HO, CATHERINE | |
| 2016-10-28 | 29582643 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF TILE | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-11-28 | D804059 | Remy LABESQUE Daniel FLANIGAN Jack WEST Brian ATCHLEY Brian WEST Charles ALMY | United States United States United States United States United States United States | HO, CATHERINE | |
| 2016-10-25 | 29582164 | VENT | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-07-25 | D792961 | Johann Fritz KARKHECK | United States | UNDERWOOD, CYNTHIA R | |
| 2016-10-18 | 15297039 | CASCADED PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES WITH INTERDIGITATED BACK CONTACTS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-05-01 | 9960302 | US20180108796A1 | Jiunn Benjamin Heng Peter J. Rive Zhigang Xie Bobby Yang | United States United States United States United States | MERSHON, JAYNE L |
| 2016-10-17 | 15295973 | SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CLAMPING SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-03-06 | 9912285 | US20170033731A1 | Martin Seery Tyrus Hawkes Hudson | United States United States | MEKHLIN, ELI S |
| 2016-10-07 | 15288906 | ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CAPABILITY | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-01-22 | 10183583 | US20180037121A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | TSO, EDWARD H |
| 2016-09-29 | 15281039 | AUTOMATIC SMART TRANSFER SWITCH FOR ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-09-24 | 10424933 | US20180048159A1 | Sandeep Narla Andrew Russell Lutkus | United States United States | DHILLON, JAGDEEP S |
| 2016-09-13 | 15264573 | POWER CONDITIONING UNIT WITH VOLTAGE CONVERTERS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-11-28 | 9831794 | US20170054381A1 | Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez | United Kingdom | PHAM, EMILY P |
| 2016-09-07 | 15258905 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF A HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-04-02 | 10247436 | US20180066860A1 | Eric Daniel Carlson Brian L. Zimmerly | United States United States | WORKU, KIDEST |
| 2016-08-24 | 15246495 | BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-01-28 | 10547270 | US20170237390A1 | Tyrus Hawkes Hudson Charles Almy Martin Seery Daniel Preston Flanigan Jack Raymond West Garret Anthony Bautista William Paul Buchanan Johann Fritz Karkheck Ethan Ely | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | GOLDEN, ANDREW J |
| 2016-08-24 | 15246475 | BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-06-02 | 10673373 | US20170237389A1 | Tyrus Hawkes Hudson Charles Almy Martin Seery Daniel Preston Flanigan Ryan Devine River Broussard | United States United States United States United States United States United States | KANG, TAE-SIK |
| 2016-08-19 | 29574951 | Coupling | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-04-02 | D844419 | Jack Raymond WEST | United States | PRICE, IEISHA N | |
| 2016-08-19 | 29574949 | Coupling | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-09-17 | D859967 | Jack Raymond WEST | United States | PRICE, IEISHA N | |
| 2016-08-19 | 15242442 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-05-14 | 10291032 | US20160359331A1 | Asim Mumtaz Lesley Chisenga Gehan Anil Joseph Amaratunga | United States United States United Kingdom | CAVALLARI, DANIEL |
| 2016-08-11 | 15235051 | OPTIMIZER BATTERY PV ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-07-02 | 10340702 | US20180048160A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | YESHAW, ESAYAS G |
| 2016-08-03 | 15227728 | CASSETTE OPTIMIZED FOR AN INLINE ANNEALING SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-04-24 | 9954136 | US20180040761A1 | Xinsheng Chu Ming-Du Kang | United States United States | HERZFELD, NATHANIEL |
| 2016-07-28 | 15222785 | RAPID SHUTDOWN AND SAFETY DISCONNECT FOR HYBRID PV SYSTEMS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-11-07 | 9812869 | US20170271875A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | STABLES, DAVID M |
| 2016-07-27 | 15221200 | MODULE FABRICATION OF SOLAR CELLS WITH LOW RESISTIVITY ELECTRODES | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-10-30 | 10115839 | US20160351727A1 | Jiunn Benjamin Heng Jianming Fu Zheng Xu Bobby Yang | United States United States United States United States | LEONG, SUSAN DANG |
| 2016-07-06 | 15203770 | HYBRID INVERTER POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PV STRING, BATTERY, GRID AND BACK-UP LOADS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-03-20 | 9923379 | US20160315498A1 | Sandeep Narla Eric Daniel Carlson Andrew Russell Lutkus | United States United States United States | CAVALLARI, DANIEL |
| 2016-06-30 | 15199887 | BALLASTED TRACKER DRIVE ASSEMBLY | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-05-12 | 10651782 | US20180006597A1 | Gregory Philip Patnude | United States | CANNON, RYAN SMITH |
| 2016-06-28 | 15195914 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MOUNTING SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-05-21 | 10298170 | US20170264235A1 | David Molina Geoffrey John Fedoroff | United States United States | EPPS, TODD MICHAEL |
| 2016-06-22 | 15189947 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING YIELD | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-11-15 | 9496451 | US20160300975A1 | Jiunn Benjamin Heng Chunguang Xiao Dongzhi Yan Jiansheng Zhou Zhiquan Huang Zheng Xu | United States United States China China United States United States | TAYLOR, EARL N |
| 2016-06-08 | 29567387 | Leveling Foot | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-05-15 | D817741 | Jack Raymond WEST | United States | GOODWIN, MARK ALAN | |
| 2016-06-07 | 15175591 | PILE CAP WITH INTEGRATED BEARING HOUSING | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-10-09 | 10097134 | US20170229998A1 | David Molina Charles Almy Soren Jensen Kathryn Austin Pesce Johann Fritz Karkheck | United States United States United States United States United States | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE |
| 2016-05-27 | 15167744 | INVERTER SYSTEM ENABLING SELF-CONFIGURATION | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-09-12 | 9762063 | US20160276838A1 | Asim Mumtaz | United Kingdom | DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L |
| 2016-05-26 | 15166197 | THREE-DIRECTIONAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CONNECTOR | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-10-23 | 10110160 | US20170201207A1 | Tyrus Hawkes Hudson | United States | FERGUSON, MICHAEL P |
| 2016-05-24 | 15163543 | SYSTEMS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING CONDUCTIVE PASTE | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-08-29 | 9748434 | Edward Sung James Zu-Yi Liu | United States United States | SARKAR, ASOK K | |
| 2016-05-20 | 15161127 | MULTI-PHASE INVERTER POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-04-16 | 10263430 | US20170047742A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | BARNETT, JOEL |
| 2016-05-20 | 15161118 | MULTIPLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES FOR INVERTER POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-05-05 | 10644510 | US20170047741A1 | Sandeep Narla Andrew Russell Lutkus | United States United States | BARNETT, JOEL |
| 2016-05-20 | 15161104 | MULTIPLE INVERTER POWER CONTROL SYSTEMS IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-05-28 | 10305286 | US20170047740A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | BARNETT, JOEL |
| 2016-05-18 | 15158415 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PV PRODUCTION WITHIN ENERGY EXPORT CONSTRAINTS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-27 | 10139847 | US20170336821A1 | Farshad Ramezan Pour Safaei | United States | EVERETT, CHRISTOPHER E |
| 2016-05-12 | 15153627 | TORQUE TUBE MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-12-19 | 9845972 | US20160261230A1 | Jack Raymond West Tyrus Hawkes Hudson David Molina Brian Atchley | United States United States United States United States | MCNICHOLS, ERET C |
| 2016-05-12 | 15153037 | ENERGY GENERATION INTERACTIONS BYPASSING THE GRID | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-13 | 10128659 | US20170331292A1 | Peter Joshua Rive Eric Daniel Carlson | United States United States | AMRANY, ADI |
| 2016-05-10 | 15151367 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM WITH FAULT DETECTION AND DATA RETENTION FOR ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-08-13 | 10381838 | US20170331293A1 | Sandeep Narla | United States | DOMINIQUE, EMMANUEL |
| 2016-04-22 | 15136793 | SOLAR PANEL FIRE SKIRT | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-01-30 | 9878188 | US20160236020A1 | Julian Ryba-White Damien Scott Ben Tarbell | United States United States United States | ROGERS, ADAM JAMES |
| 2016-04-20 | 15134307 | OVER-CENTER UNDER PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE CLAMP | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-03-10 | 10587216 | US20170310273A1 | Charles Bernardo Almy Kathryn Austin Pesce | United States United States | GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA |
| 2016-04-20 | 15134188 | FLAT ROOF INVERTER RACK | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-12-05 | 9839154 | US20170311475A1 | Joseph Patrick O'Connor Trevor B. Guthrie Kathryn Austin Pesce Nicholas S. Cohon | United States United States United States United States | CHAN, KO HUNG |
| 2016-04-19 | 15133003 | PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES WITH INTERLOCKING BUSBARS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-10-30 | 10115838 | US20170301801A1 | Peter P. Nguyen | United States | SLAWSKI, MAGALI P |
| 2016-04-19 | 15132967 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH ELECTROPLATED METAL GRIDS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-11-22 | 9502590 | US20160233354A1 | Jianming Fu Jiunn Benjamin Heng Christopher J. Beitel Zheng Xu | United States United States United States United States | LEONG, SUSAN DANG |
| 2016-04-08 | 15094887 | PRE-ASSEMBLED NESTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE BRACKET FOR SOLAR TRACKER | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-11-05 | 10469024 | US20170294870A1 | Charles Bernardo Almy Kathryn Austin Pesce | United States United States | MOWLA, GOLAM |
| 2016-04-06 | 15092610 | SPRING LATCH SADDLE CONNECTOR FOR SOLAR TRACKER | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-04-14 | 10622937 | US20170294867A1 | Kathryn Austin Pesce Charles Bernardo Almy | United States United States | DAM, DUSTIN Q |
| 2016-04-06 | 15092555 | MODULAR SOLAR INVERTER | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-04-18 | 9627894 | Alex Mayer Remy Labesque | United States United States | TRAN, THAI H | |
| 2016-04-01 | 15089431 | STATUS INDICATOR FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-13 | 10128661 | US20160308365A1 | Alex Mayer Sandeep Narla | United States United States | MORTELL, JOHN F |
| 2016-03-29 | 15084388 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING PREFERRED BATTERY LEVELS IN A MICROGRID | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-12-03 | 10498155 | US20170288413A1 | Karthikeyan Varadarajan Ali Riazi | United States United States | COLE, BRANDON S |
| 2016-03-23 | 15079024 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MOUNTING SYSTEM WITH SEALANT INJECTOR INLET | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-20 | 10135387 | US20170279403A1 | Martin Seery Garret Bautista | United States United States | ADAMOS, THEODORE V |
| 2016-02-23 | 15051346 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MOUNTING SYSTEM WITH CHEMICAL FLASHING | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-12-26 | 9853594 | US20160248369A1 | Charles Almy | United States | KATCHEVES, BASIL S |
| 2016-01-26 | 15007154 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MOUNTING SYSTEM AND DEVICES | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-11-15 | 9496820 | US20160248368A1 | Martin Seery Brian Atchley Garret Bautista Charles Almy | United States United States United States United States | AUBREY, BETH A |
| 2016-01-22 | 29552441 | PANEL SKIRT | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-11-06 | D832779 | Jack Raymond WEST Tyrus Hawkes HUDSON Emil JOHANSEN | United States United States United States | HOLLAND, DERRICK EDWARD | |
| 2016-01-03 | 14986706 | POWER CONDITIONING UNITS | SolarCity Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-11-07 | 9812980 | US20160226390A1 | Lesley Chisenga Gehan Anil Joseph Amaratunga Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez | United States United Kingdom United Kingdom | MEHARI, YEMANE |