F24S 23/81
Flexible
Official title: {flexible (F24S23/715, F24S23/745 take precedence)}
F24S23/81 (Flexible) appears on 84 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Actively focused lightweight heliostat28 Apr 2026US 12,613,394 B2Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Large reflector inflatable space-based telescope16 Aug 2022US 11,414,217 B2Southwest Research Institute
- Inflatable non-imaging solar concentrator21 Jun 2022US 11,365,903 B2
- Deformable mirror with variable curvature and method for manufacturing such a mirror3 Mar 2020US 10,578,860 B2Alpao
- Solar collector unit and a method of providing such a solar collector unit22 May 2018US 9,976,776 B2Alpha-E ApS
- Shape Memory Design for a Lightweight, Low Stow Volume, Deployable Solar Concentrator18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168703 A1L'Garde, Inc.
- Methods and devices for stimulating growth of grape vines, grape vine replants or agricultural crops17 Oct 2024US 2024/0341245 A1Opti-Harvest, Inc.
- Solar thermal collector8 Aug 2024US 2024/0263841 A1Solar Polar Limited
- Light Weight, Low Stowed Volume, Space Deployable Batten-less Truss14 Dec 2023US 2023/0399847 A1L'Garde, Inc.
- Linear Solar Tracking Array7 Sep 2023US 2023/0280071 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Corrosion resistant flexible reflective film for solar energy applications163US 5,118,540 ASolar Kinetics, Inc. · 1992
- All-polymeric ultraviolet light reflecting film153US 5,540,978 AThe Dow Chemical Compny · 1996
- Apparatus using a balloon supported reflective surface for reflecting light from the sun50US 5,404,868 AVedanta Society of Western Washington · 1995
- Splined radial panel solar concentrator49US 5,104,211 AHarris Corporation · 1992
- Expandable panel and truss system/antenna/solar panel48US 4,380,013 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation, Convair Division · 1983