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Solar Paste, LLC

123 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Dec 9, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Process for the production of a MWT silicon solar cell (US 9,054,242) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Jan 7 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 7
  • 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Solar cell comprising a p-doped silicon wafer and an aluminum electrode (US 9,112,069) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 3 to 8, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 1 fee due Apr 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ceramic boron-containing doping paste and methods therefor (US 9,156,740) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 5 to 24, 2027 · next May 5
  • 2 fees due Jun 8 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 7 fees due Jul 12 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 12
  • 1 fee due Aug 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Thick-film pastes containing lead-tellurium-boron-oxides, and their use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices (US 10,559,703) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 15 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 15
  • 2 fees due Oct 5, 2027

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,851,012Paste for Solar Cell Electrodes, Method for the Manufacture of Solar Cell Electrodes, and the Solar Cell
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,959,831Paste for back contact-type solar cell
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,168,886Paste for back contact-type solar cell
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,976,735Conductive paste and grid electrode for silicon solar cells
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,148,630Conductive paste and grid electrode for silicon solar cells
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,178,007Conductive paste and grid electrode for silicon solar cells
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,968,438Methods and apparatus for the in situ collection of nucleated particles
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,088,993Solar cell electrode
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,101,853Solar cell electrode
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,101,854Solar cell electrode
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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