F03G 6/06
Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy: with solar energy concentrating
Official title: with solar energy concentrating means
F03G6/06 (Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy: with solar energy concentrating) appears on 673 US grants and 747 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03G- Granted patents
- 673
- Published applications
- 747
- Assignees
- 370
- Inventors
- 1,425
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 15 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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 assisted electricity generating unit18 Aug 2026US 12,710,200 B2Adio Innovative Limited
- System for supplying electricity, heat, and water using a Stirling engine powered by sustainable energy sources26 May 2026US 12,638,196 B2
- Concentrated solar thermal reactor21 Apr 2026US 12,607,385 B2Blueshift, LLC
- System for restoration of a salty body of water that harnesses hydro, solar, and geothermal energy, to be used in remote locations and different applications including the production of distilled water from a salty body of water31 Mar 2026US 12,590,736 B2
- System and method for coupling geothermal energy storage with coalbed methane extraction in unmineable coalbed6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226814 A1China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
- Solar Updraft Tower System With Parabolic Trough Solar Collection6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226886 A1
- Solar collection energy storage and energy conversion or chemical conversion systems23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210583 A1
- Nuclear Power Plant and Power Generation Method in Nuclear Power Plant2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188535 A1Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Solar Collector25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177288 A1Improved Energy Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hemispheric moving focus power plant apparatus and method190US 5,961,739 A1999
- Thermodynamic power conversion cycle and methods of use131US 7,900,450 B2Echogen Power Systems, LLC · 2011
- 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
- Solar collector system111US 4,117,682 A1978