F24S 40/52
By modifying the heat collection
Official title: by modifying the heat collection, e.g. by defocusing or by changing the position of heat-receiving elements
F24S40/52 (By modifying the heat collection) appears on 70 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 70
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 175
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Passive thermal regulation system and devices thereof31 Mar 2026US 12,590,735 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space2 Sep 2025US 12,404,042 B2Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Solar receiver7 Jan 2025US 12,188,690 B2Odqa Renewable Energy Technologies Limited
- Sensor arrangement and optimized tracking for CSP systems10 Sep 2024US 12,085,312 B2Cambras GmbH
- Low-heat-loss operation method of line-focusing heat collection system and line-focusing heat collection system9 Apr 2024US 11,953,235 B1Dunhuang Dacheng Shengneng Technology Co., Ltd.
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217388 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Automatic hydraulic motion system of elements of a compact solar collector12 Oct 2023US 2023/0324081 A1Cordivari S.R.L.
- Automatic hydraulic motion system of elements of a compact solar collector28 Sep 2023US 2023/0304704 A1Cordivari S.R.L.
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space10 Aug 2023US 2023/0249848 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Passive thermal regulation system and devices thereof3 Aug 2023US 2023/0243555 A1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solar energy collector system and method93US 4,172,442 ABio Gas Systems, Inc. · 1979
- Heating and power generating apparatus using solar energy93US 9,711,672 B22017
- Solar collection system70US 6,363,928 B1Alternative Energy Group, Inc. · 2002
- Self-powered tracking solar collector63US 4,158,356 A1979
- Solar concentrator protective system54US 4,449,514 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1984