F03G 6/065
Having a rankine cycle
Official title: {having a Rankine cycle}
F03G6/065 (Having a rankine cycle) appears on 444 US grants and 502 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 |
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| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
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 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
- Molten eutectic salts thermal energy storage (MESTES) system10 Feb 2026US 12,544,685 B2
- Solar power generation system2 Dec 2025US 12,486,832 B2Holtec International
- System and method for coupling geothermal energy storage with coalbed methane extraction in unmineable coalbed6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226814 A1China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
- Nuclear Power Plant and Power Generation Method in Nuclear Power Plant2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188535 A1Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Concentrated solar energy collection, thermal storage, and power generation systems and methods with optional supplemental fuel production11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160451 A1247Solar Inc.
- System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy (scseme)14 May 2026US 2026/0132963 A1
- System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy (scseme)14 May 2026US 2026/0132964 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermodynamic power conversion cycle and methods of use131US 7,900,450 B2Echogen Power Systems, LLC · 2011
- Solar collector system111US 4,117,682 A1978
- Molten salt receiver cooling system100US 6,701,711 B1The Boeing Company · 2004
- Method of and apparatus for producing power using compressed air99US 5,448,889 AOrmat, Inc. · 1995
- Solar-gas combined cycle electrical generating system97US 5,444,972 ARockwell International Corporation · 1995