F24S 40/85
Arrangements for protecting solar collectors against adverse weather conditions
Official title: {Arrangements for protecting solar collectors against adverse weather conditions (F24S40/10 takes precedence)}
F24S40/85 (Arrangements for protecting solar collectors against adverse weather conditions) appears on 190 US grants and 288 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 190
- Published applications
- 288
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 465
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 24 |
| 2011 | 8 | 30 |
| 2012 | 7 | 21 |
| 2013 | 16 | 25 |
| 2014 | 12 | 28 |
| 2015 | 18 | 17 |
| 2016 | 19 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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