G01J 2001/4266
For measuring solar light
Official title: {for measuring solar light}
G01J2001/4266 (For measuring solar light) appears on 352 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 415
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- 899
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays22 Sep 2026US 12,741,757 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Smart sensor devices for measuring and verifying solar array performance and operational methods for use therewith15 Sep 2026US 12,738,891 B2PowerOwners, LLC.
- Low-power asynchronous solar sensor14 Jul 2026US 12,680,867 B2Universidad de Sevilla
- Sensor apparatus for mounting on a vehicle window to determine the position of the sun16 Jun 2026US 12,656,443 B2Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Customized UV radiation exposure notification apparatus, system, and method12 May 2026US 12,624,992 B2
- Optical Detector Unit, UV Index Sensor, and Method for Multispectral Light Sensing, in particular for determining the UV Index8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309544 A1ams-OSRAM AG
- Beam profilometry method and system at optical surfaces using in-situ optical power sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298704 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Solar tracker defect inspection using robotic procured data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291429 A1
- Robotic thermal inspection of photovoltaic modules24 Sep 2026US 2026/0291433 A1
- Multi-objective ultraviolet radiation exposure management system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272390 A1Uv Sense, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensor configuration for substantial spacing from a small aperture267US 6,831,268 B2Gentex Corporation · 2004
- Device for concentrating solar radiation220US 5,616,913 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft - und Raumfahrt e. V. · 1997
- Controlling transitions in optically switchable devices213US 8,705,162 B2View, Inc. · 2014
- Solar access measurement device155US 7,873,490 B2Solmetric Corporation · 2011
- Optical position sensor and isolation sensor using this position sensor89US 5,483,060 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1996