F24S 20/70
Waterborne solar heat collector modules
Official title: Waterborne solar heat collector modules (for working fluids forming pools or ponds F24S10/10)
F24S20/70 (Waterborne solar heat collector modules) appears on 124 US grants and 170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 170
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 309
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 12 |
| 2011 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wind-wave-resistant floating offshore photovoltaic device17 Feb 2026US 12,552,496 B2Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
- Floating Solar Energy Production Device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213696 A1
- Methods, systems, and apparatuses for solar energy collection for marine vessels2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189180 A1Voltic Shipping Corp.
- Submersible solar installation9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100670 A1
- Synergistic tracking integrated photovoltaic and concentrating cogeneration solar energy harvesting system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0066834 A1RIC Enterprises
- A floating solar photovoltaic system22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021875 A1Solarmarine Energy Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for collecting solar energy at high altitudes and on floating structures58US 4,364,532 ANorth American Construction Utility Corp. · 1982
- Water-borne azimuth-altitude tracking solar concentrators57US 4,771,764 A1988
- Solar activated water aeration station57US 4,906,359 A1990
- Expandable plug and control method47US 6,053,210 AUponor N.V. · 2000
- Water-borne rotating solar collecting and storage systems46US 4,148,301 A1979