F24S 10/17
Using covers or floating solar absorbing elements
Official title: using covers or floating solar absorbing elements
F24S10/17 (Using covers or floating solar absorbing elements) appears on 92 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 92
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 118
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Converter-free PV-powered water desalination system for remote communities21 Oct 2025US 12,448,302 B1Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
- Solar powered pool heater21 Jan 2025US 12,206,358 B2
- Thermal transfer device for covers24 Jan 2023US 11,561,026 B1
- Methods, apparatus and systems for generating and superheating vapor under sunlight13 Apr 2021US 10,976,076 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Solar power system, plant and method of use thereof16 Jan 2025US 2025/0023506 A1
- Pool heater31 Oct 2024US 2024/0361040 A1DynoRaxx, Inc.
- Solar powered water heater11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230162 A1Great American Merchandise & Events, LLC
- Solar pool heater28 Mar 2024US 2024/0102697 A1
- Compound-Eye-Hexlens Covers for Solar-Ponds and Lagoons21 Dec 2023US 2023/0408149 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pool solar power generator616US 9,847,749 B2Masimo Semiconductor, Inc. · 2017
- Solar energy system and apparatus70US 4,235,221 A1980
- Cover for pond used to collect solar radiation48US 5,555,877 A1996
- Floatable ball35US 3,998,204 A1976
- Solar pool heater34US 4,366,806 AEngineering & Research Assocs., Inc. · 1983