# James W. GARLAND — Patents explained on PatentBrief

James W. GARLAND has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Solar Cells Made of Stacking Layers with Different Energy Gaps](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8912428/high-efficiency-multijunction-ii-vi-photovoltaic-solar-cells) — granted 2014
  This patent describes a solar cell built by stacking multiple layers, each designed to capture a different part of the light spectrum for maximum energy conversion, achieving high efficiency.

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