G02B 19/0042
For use with direct solar radiation
Official title: {for use with direct solar radiation}
G02B19/0042 (For use with direct solar radiation) appears on 459 US grants and 592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 459
- Published applications
- 592
- Assignees
- 288
- Inventors
- 972
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2022 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 8 | 18 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 |
| 2025 | 43 | 50 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Optically concentrated thermally stabilized photovoltaic system and method14 Apr 2026US 12,601,900 B2Green Capsula Solution Ltd.
- Receiver for free-space optical power beaming24 Mar 2026US 12,587,134 B2
- Shutter24 Feb 2026US 12,562,672 B2National Taiwan Normal University
- Spectral separation of light for collection3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261236 A1Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Harvesting, transmission, spectral modification and delivery of sunlight to shaded areas of plants6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227042 A1Opti-Harvest, Inc.
- Segmented Solar Concentrator Manufacturing and Assembly for Achieving Imaging and Nonimaging Irradiance Properties9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192475 A1Exowatt, Inc.
- Wearable computing device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186531 A1Ouraring Inc.
- Mobile light processing system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167525 A1Focal Technologies Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- TIR lens for waveguide injection208US 5,806,955 ATIR Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Multiple wavelength light processor190US 5,655,832 ATIR Technologies, Inc. · 1997
- High efficiency non-imaging optics169US 6,639,733 B2Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC · 2003
- Faceted totally internally reflecting lens with individually curved faces on facets146US 5,404,869 ATIR Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Energy transmission134US 4,240,692 AThe University of Chicago · 1980