F24S 10/40
In absorbing elements surrounded by transparent enclosures
Official title: in absorbing elements surrounded by transparent enclosures, e.g. evacuated solar collectors
F24S10/40 (In absorbing elements surrounded by transparent enclosures) appears on 490 US grants and 485 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 490
- Published applications
- 485
- Assignees
- 260
- Inventors
- 1,073
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 |
| 2009 | 5 | 19 |
| 2010 | 3 | 29 |
| 2011 | 3 | 34 |
| 2012 | 12 | 49 |
| 2013 | 16 | 49 |
| 2014 | 19 | 45 |
| 2015 | 31 | 54 |
| 2016 | 26 | 38 |
| 2017 | 22 | 23 |
| 2018 | 33 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Solar assisted electricity generating unit18 Aug 2026US 12,710,200 B2Adio Innovative Limited
- Solar energy storage and generation system24 Feb 2026US 12,562,681 B2Winner Technology Co., Ltd.
- Solar steam electricity system25 Nov 2025US 12,480,428 B1Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
- Parabolic concentrating solar collector28 Oct 2025US 12,455,099 B2Off Technologies Stp, S.L.
- Solar electrical grid with distributed solar generation21 Oct 2025US 12,451,762 B1Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
- Solar heating system for tanked asphalt29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029160 A1Henan Agricultural University
- Solar assisted electricity generating unit29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029163 A1Adio Innovative Limited
- Solar-based multipurpose utility system4 Dec 2025US 2025/0373041 A1
- Modular- sequential- high-temperature heat collection and storage device with integrated power conversion unit21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264249 A1Exowatt, Inc.
- Absorber unit, mirror unit and solar collector or solar installation22 May 2025US 2025/0164152 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Glass article handling chuck97US 4,168,073 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1979
- Thin film solar selective surface coating78US 5,523,132 AThe University of Sydney · 1996
- Multi-thermal storage unit systems, fluid flow control devices, and low pressure solar receivers for solar power systems, and related components and uses thereof75US 10,876,521 B2247Solar Inc. · 2020
- Unitary solar collector68US 4,114,597 AThe Franklin Institute · 1978
- Photocatalytic fluid purification apparatus having helical nontransparent substrate67US 5,069,885 A1991