F24S 2020/10
Solar modules layout
Official title: {Solar modules layout; Modular arrangements}
F24S2020/10 (Solar modules layout) appears on 463 US grants and 572 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 463
- Published applications
- 572
- Assignees
- 316
- Inventors
- 1,098
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2004 | 3 | 10 |
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| 2023 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F24S 2020/16Preventing shading effectsIndexing code100
- F24S 2020/17Arrangements of solar thermal modules combined with solar pv modulesIndexing code95
- F24S 2020/18Having a particular shapeIndexing code88
- F24S 2020/13Overlaying arrangements similar to roof tilesIndexing code68
- F24S 2020/11In the form of multiple rows and multiple columns, all solar modulesIndexing code43
- F24S 2020/12Coplanar arrangements with frame overlapping portionsIndexing code35
- F24S 2020/14Stepped arrangementsIndexing code20
- F24S 2020/15Non-parallel arrangementsIndexing code5
Recent patents
- Arrangement of photovoltaic panels and system for optimizing angular positioning of photovoltaic panels in a greenhouse16 Jun 2026US 12,653,113 B2
- Modular photovoltaic system16 Jun 2026US 12,658,847 B2Planair SA
- Support assembly for photovoltaic modules and mounting system using the same24 Feb 2026US 12,562,673 B2Unirac, Inc.
- Method and system for determining solar access of a structure17 Feb 2026US 12,555,320 B2Eagle View Technologies, Inc.
- Mounting system for photovoltaic modules and components of a mounting system for photovoltaic modules for improving installation20 Jan 2026US 12,531,503 B2Aerocompact Group Holding AG
- Management of solar power delivered to land shared by solar trackers and agriculture13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236045 A1
- Close Structure Solar Concentrator Compressed Air Energy Storage System11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160450 A1
- System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy (scseme)14 May 2026US 2026/0132963 A1
- System for converting solar energy into mechanical energy (scseme)14 May 2026US 2026/0132964 A1
- Pvt module, method for manufacturing a pvt module, pvt arrangement, and thermal absorber26 Mar 2026US 2026/0088756 A1Muhr und Bender KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mounting system for installing an array of solar battery modules of a panel-like configuration on a roof439US 6,105,317 AMatsushita Electric Works, Ltd. · 2000
- Portable solar generator311US 6,396,239 B12002
- Photovoltaic module framing system with integral electrical raceways293US 6,111,189 ABP Solarex · 2000
- Photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic apparatus243US 5,571,338 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Variable aperture, variable flux density, aerospace solar collector220US 4,888,063 A1989