F24S 20/80
Airborne solar heat collector modules
Official title: Airborne solar heat collector modules, e.g. inflatable structures
F24S20/80 (Airborne solar heat collector modules) appears on 44 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 56
- Latest grant
- 16 Aug 2022
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Large reflector inflatable space-based telescope16 Aug 2022US 11,414,217 B2Southwest Research Institute
- Device for the concentration of solar radiation, comprising an inflatable concentrator cushion2 Aug 2022US 11,402,129 B2Heliovis AG
- Inflatable non-imaging solar concentrator21 Jun 2022US 11,365,903 B2
- Inflatable non-imaging solar concentrator based concentrating hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic system powered water desalination system25 May 2021US 11,014,828 B2
- Water supply and heating system with flexible tank and heating carpet16 Mar 2021US 10,948,217 B2
- Floating Inflatable Concentrating Solar Light and Power Supply Uniut C12 Feb 2026US 2026/0045902 A1
- Autonomous captive aerostat with devices for generating and converting sustainable carbon-free energy22 May 2025US 2025/0162701 A1
- Solar power system, plant and method of use thereof16 Jan 2025US 2025/0023506 A1
- Inflatable non-imaging solar concentrator powered high temperature thermo-chemical reaction system4 Jul 2024US 2024/0219075 A1
- Large Reflector Inflatable Space-Based Telescope15 Jul 2021US 2021/0214106 A1Southwest Research Institute
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solar balloon maneuvering system75US 4,262,864 A1981
- Solar power collection apparatus71US 4,581,897 A1986
- Apparatus for collecting solar energy at high altitudes and on floating structures58US 4,364,532 ANorth American Construction Utility Corp. · 1982
- Multi-function field-deployable resource harnessing apparatus and methods of manufacture41US 7,612,735 B22009
- Long period floating airship40US 5,348,254 A1994