F21S 8/006
Solar simulators
Official title: {Solar simulators, e.g. for testing photovoltaic panels}
F21S8/006 (Solar simulators) appears on 128 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 156
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 270
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 12 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 16 |
| 2013 | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 12 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Solar spectrum simulation device8 Sep 2026US 12,733,074 B2
- Mixed-halide perovskite spectra generators7 Apr 2026US 12,595,887 B2Anthony Ruth Consulting LLC
- Systems and methods for providing dynamic lighting2 Dec 2025US 12,490,353 B2Cree Lighting USA LLC
- Solar simulator apparatus28 Oct 2025US 12,455,054 B2Ecoprogetti S.R.L.
- System and method for testing the effects of ultraviolet and visible light on skin6 May 2025US 12,290,374 B2Henry Ford Health System
- Mixed-Halide Perovskite Spectra Generators1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298423 A1Anthony Ruth Consulting LLC
- Light emission device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0206114 A1Ecoprogetti S.R.L.
- Photovoltaic panel system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0066844 A1
- Multispectral illuminator22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022816 A1
- Artificial window with ceiling wash1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002657 A1Korrus, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illumination apparatus for simulating dynamic light conditions134US 6,554,439 B1The McLean Hospital Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus for synthesis of a solar spectrum52US 5,217,285 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1993
- Solar simulator46US 4,641,227 AWacom Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Sunlight simulator42US 4,933,813 A1990
- Light sources adapted to spectral sensitivity of diurnal avians and humans39US 8,596,804 B2Once Innovations, Inc. · 2013