F03D 7/06
The wind motors having rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow
Official title: the wind motors having rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor
F03D7/06 (The wind motors having rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow) appears on 283 US grants and 317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03D- Granted patents
- 283
- Published applications
- 317
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 496
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 25 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Wind dam electric generator and method102US 6,984,899 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2006
- Integrated energy system90US 4,118,637 AUNEP3 Energy Systems Inc. · 1978
- Wind driven power system79US 4,050,246 A1977
- Windmill plant for generating energy71US 4,112,311 AStichting Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland · 1978
- Infuser augmented vertical wind turbine electrical generating system71US 7,230,348 B22007