F05B 2220/708
Photoelectric means, i.e. photovoltaic or solar cells
F05B2220/708 (Photoelectric means, i.e. photovoltaic or solar cells) appears on 138 US grants and 223 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F05B- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 223
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 25 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 20 |
| 2022 | 9 | 25 |
| 2023 | 10 | 17 |
| 2024 | 22 | 18 |
| 2025 | 22 | 19 |
| 2026 | 7 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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