F24S 25/60
Fixation means
Official title: Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
F24S25/60 (Fixation means) appears on 2,030 US grants and 2,763 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 2,030
- Published applications
- 2,763
- Assignees
- 930
- Inventors
- 3,179
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 20 |
| 2007 | 8 | 26 |
| 2008 | 6 | 52 |
| 2009 | 16 | 74 |
| 2010 | 29 | 120 |
| 2011 | 28 | 195 |
| 2012 | 77 | 211 |
| 2013 | 116 | 202 |
| 2014 | 153 | 241 |
| 2015 | 164 | 188 |
| 2016 | 152 | 169 |
| 2017 | 132 | 151 |
| 2018 | 120 | 127 |
| 2019 | 130 | 113 |
| 2020 | 99 | 106 |
| 2021 | 93 | 126 |
| 2022 | 86 | 106 |
| 2023 | 109 | 125 |
| 2024 | 124 | 146 |
| 2025 | 102 | 135 |
| 2026 | 59 | 72 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F24S 25/61For fixing to the ground or to building structures1,022
- F24S 25/63For fixing modules or their peripheral frames to supporting elements907
- F24S 25/65For coupling adjacent supporting elements425
- F24S 25/67For coupling adjacent modules or their peripheral frames211
- F24S 2025/6003By clampingIndexing code186
- F24S 2025/6004By clippingIndexing code172
- F24S 2025/6006By using threaded elementsIndexing code164
- F24S 2025/601By bondingIndexing code142
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- F24S 2025/6007By using form-fitting connection meansIndexing code131
- F24S 2025/6005By screwed connectionIndexing code115
- F24S 2025/6002By using hooksIndexing code111
- F24S 2025/6008By using toothed elementsIndexing code98
- F24S 2025/6012Joining different materialsIndexing code43
- F24S 2025/6009By deforming the materialIndexing code29
- F24S 2025/6001By using hook and loop-type fastenersIndexing code28
- F24S 2025/6011By welding or brazingIndexing code28
Recent patents
- Snow fence for a solar panel6 Oct 2026US RE51,059 E1Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.
- Systems and methods for deploying photovoltaic modules29 Sep 2026US 12,750,001 B2Mokun Solar Technology Inc.
- Clamp for securing barrier to solar panel module for pest control22 Sep 2026US 12,742,466 B2Unirac, Inc.
- Waterproofing mounting system for attaching solar modules to a roof22 Sep 2026US 12,744,489 B2Quick Mount PV
- Solar panel mounting configuration15 Sep 2026US 12,736,074 B2Tamarack Solar Products, Inc.
- Clamp for securing a solar panel module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303003 A1Unirac, Inc.
- Solar module slide-in frame design24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287211 A1
- Mounting system for solar modules17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280470 A1World4Solar Inc.
- Fixed-tilt solar arrays and related systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280472 A1Nextpower LLC
- Photovoltaic Mount Assembly for a Composition Shingle Roof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261229 A1Enstall US, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solar module mounting method and clip539US 6,672,018 B22004
- 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
- Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding438US 7,435,134 B2SunPower Corporation, Systems · 2008
- Low profile mounting system432US 7,600,349 B2Unirac, Inc. · 2009
- Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding398US 7,780,472 B2SunPower Corporation · 2010