INTERNATIONAL PATENT: FIRST SOLAR, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "THIN-FILM BACK CONTACTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME"

GENEVA, Dec. 2 -- FIRST SOLAR, INC. (350 West Washington Street6th FloorTempe, AZ 85288) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/030026) for "THIN-FILM BACK CONTACTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME" on May 19, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/245020, the details related to the patent application was published on Nov 27, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): BAN, Zhigang (28101 Cedar Park BoulevardPerrysburg, OH 43551), LI, Xiaoping (28101 Cedar Park BoulevardPerrysburg, OH 43551), LU, Dingyuan (28101 Cedar Park BoulevardPerrysburg, OH 43551), MALLICK, Raj...