F03G 6/071
Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy: with energy storage devices
Official title: {with energy storage devices}
F03G6/071 (Devices for producing mechanical power from solar energy: with energy storage devices) appears on 413 US grants and 447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03G- Granted patents
- 413
- Published applications
- 447
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 771
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 23 |
| 2010 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 25 |
| 2012 | 11 | 36 |
| 2013 | 16 | 42 |
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| 2015 | 17 | 35 |
| 2016 | 25 | 20 |
| 2017 | 28 | 19 |
| 2018 | 18 | 11 |
| 2019 | 17 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 | 24 |
| 2024 | 26 | 17 |
| 2025 | 17 | 19 |
| 2026 | 19 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermal energy storage system coupled with a solid oxide electrolysis system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,710 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Thermal energy storage system coupled with thermal power cycle systems8 Sep 2026US 12,729,632 B1Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Thermal energy storage systems for use in material processing1 Sep 2026US 12,723,524 B2Rondo Energy, 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.
- Methods for material activation with thermal energy storage system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,998 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Energy recovery system and related method of recovering energy10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266267 A1Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Combined Power Generation using Geothermal and Solar Energy3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258792 A1Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Home grid for improved efficiency of solar energy13 Aug 2026US 2026/0238009 A1
- System and method for coupling geothermal energy storage with coalbed methane extraction in unmineable coalbed6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226814 A1China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
- Thermal Energy Storage with Fluid Flow Insulation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201821 A1Rondo Energy, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Natural energy conversion, storage and electricity generation system162US 4,206,608 A1980
- 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