F02C 1/05
Characterised by the type or source of heat
Official title: characterised by the type or source of heat, e.g. using nuclear or solar energy
F02C1/05 (Characterised by the type or source of heat) appears on 344 US grants and 364 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02C- Granted patents
- 344
- Published applications
- 364
- Assignees
- 235
- Inventors
- 827
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 22 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 |
| 2013 | 8 | 20 |
| 2014 | 16 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 24 |
| 2016 | 19 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022 | 24 | 22 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermodynamic cycle system with thermal plant integration1 Sep 2026US 12,723,542 B2Malta Inc.
- Concentrated solar energy collection, thermal storage, and power generation systems and methods with optional supplemental fuel production25 Aug 2026US 12,716,618 B2247Solar Inc.
- Solar turbine system and a method thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,614,951 B2Entropy Engines Limited
- Concentrated solar thermal reactor21 Apr 2026US 12,607,385 B2Blueshift, LLC
- Closed brayton cycle shutdown control with isolated fluid reservoir for cooling electrical components24 Mar 2026US 12,587,067 B1Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
- Closed brayton cycle shutdown control with chargeable fluid reservoir for cooling electrical components24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286885 A1Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
- Power plant10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266217 A1Energy Dome S.P.A.
- System for recovering energy3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258752 A1Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH
- Mixture separation in bottoming cycle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218653 A1Rtx Corporation
- Method and system for electricity generation using associated gas25 Jun 2026US 2026/0180399 A1China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermal and compressed air storage system128US 7,086,231 B2Active Power, Inc. · 2006
- System and method for managing thermal issues in gas turbine engines128US 9,014,791 B2Echogen Power Systems, LLC · 2015
- Heat transfer and storage system124US 4,727,930 AThe Board of Regents of the University of Washington · 1988
- Thermodynamic apparatus123US 6,629,413 B1The Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization · 2003
- Power conversion systems108US 7,325,401 B1Brayton Energy, LLC · 2008