F24S 30/40
Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules: for rotary movement
Official title: for rotary movement
F24S30/40 (Arrangements for moving or orienting solar heat collector modules: for rotary movement) appears on 1,979 US grants and 2,359 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 1,979
- Published applications
- 2,359
- Assignees
- 991
- Inventors
- 3,689
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 29 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 43 | 0 |
| 1980 | 56 | 0 |
| 1981 | 67 | 0 |
| 1982 | 54 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 17 | 9 |
| 2003 | 13 | 19 |
| 2004 | 7 | 30 |
| 2005 | 16 | 19 |
| 2006 | 8 | 30 |
| 2007 | 12 | 46 |
| 2008 | 11 | 57 |
| 2009 | 14 | 127 |
| 2010 | 32 | 175 |
| 2011 | 45 | 188 |
| 2012 | 73 | 171 |
| 2013 | 89 | 177 |
| 2014 | 94 | 143 |
| 2015 | 100 | 132 |
| 2016 | 102 | 92 |
| 2017 | 79 | 97 |
| 2018 | 74 | 97 |
| 2019 | 87 | 89 |
| 2020 | 74 | 82 |
| 2021 | 83 | 95 |
| 2022 | 66 | 104 |
| 2023 | 74 | 107 |
| 2024 | 92 | 105 |
| 2025 | 75 | 96 |
| 2026 | 48 | 70 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bearing housing assembly for solar trackers29 Sep 2026US 12,747,892 B2Nextpower LLC
- Systems for damping a solar photovoltaic array tracker22 Sep 2026US 12,744,492 B2FTC Solar, Inc.
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- Elevated a-frame autonomous single axis 360 degree declination solar tracking array15 Sep 2026US 12,738,885 B2
- Bearing assembly for a solar mounting system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,881 B2Sol Components LLC
- Spring counter-balance assemblies and solar trackers incorporating springs to balance rotation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303010 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Solar site network24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291430 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Solar tracker with bimetallic passive rotational drive3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261227 A1Nextpower LLC
- Self-lubricating universal joint27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251185 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Concentrated solar power system with start-up receiver27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251355 A1Holtec International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable solar generator311US 6,396,239 B12002
- TIR lens for waveguide injection208US 5,806,955 ATIR Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Photovoltaic panel support assembly199US 5,228,924 AMobil Solar Energy Corporation · 1993
- Hemispheric moving focus power plant apparatus and method190US 5,961,739 A1999
- Roofing panels with integral brackets for accepting inclined solar panels177US 6,046,399 A2000