F24S 50/20
Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors: for tracking
Official title: for tracking
F24S50/20 (Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors: for tracking) appears on 1,030 US grants and 1,143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24S- Granted patents
- 1,030
- Published applications
- 1,143
- Assignees
- 574
- Inventors
- 2,087
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 17 |
| 2005 | 11 | 14 |
| 2006 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 28 |
| 2008 | 9 | 35 |
| 2009 | 8 | 68 |
| 2010 | 20 | 84 |
| 2011 | 31 | 89 |
| 2012 | 50 | 85 |
| 2013 | 48 | 104 |
| 2014 | 47 | 80 |
| 2015 | 65 | 84 |
| 2016 | 65 | 56 |
| 2017 | 41 | 33 |
| 2018 | 37 | 33 |
| 2019 | 49 | 41 |
| 2020 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021 | 43 | 56 |
| 2022 | 38 | 48 |
| 2023 | 43 | 29 |
| 2024 | 32 | 49 |
| 2025 | 33 | 31 |
| 2026 | 19 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Smart sensor devices for measuring and verifying solar array performance and operational methods for use therewith15 Sep 2026US 12,738,891 B2PowerOwners, LLC.
- Electromagnetic radiation collecting and directing device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,561 B2
- Apparatus and method correlated therewith for producing water by means of a vapor convection type solar receiver17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275690 A1Akua S.R.L.
- Management of solar power delivered to land shared by solar trackers and agriculture13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236045 A1
- Methods And Systems For Separating Metals6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224998 A1Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Photovoltaic module mounting system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230029 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Solar Collector25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177288 A1Improved Energy Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable solar generator311US 6,396,239 B12002
- Sun-tracking control system for solar collector273US 4,146,785 ASunPower Corporation, Systems · 1979
- Sun tracking system and method using solar array223US 5,919,314 AHyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Device for concentrating solar radiation220US 5,616,913 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft - und Raumfahrt e. V. · 1997
- TIR lens for waveguide injection208US 5,806,955 ATIR Technologies, Inc. · 1998