G05D 3/105
Solar tracker
Official title: {Solar tracker}
G05D3/105 (Solar tracker) appears on 124 US grants and 161 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 161
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 295
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 31 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2025 | 16 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems for damping a solar photovoltaic array tracker22 Sep 2026US 12,744,492 B2FTC Solar, Inc.
- System and method for flexible solar tracker and testing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,864 B2FCX Solar LLC
- Photovoltaic tracking system on roofs7 Apr 2026US 12,597,883 B1
- Elevated dual-axis photovoltaic solar tracking assembly24 Mar 2026US 12,587,129 B2Stracker Incorporated
- Self-maintaining, solar powered, autonomous robotics system and associated methods17 Mar 2026US 12,578,725 B2Aigen Inc.
- Flat folding multi-axis positioning systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310240 A1
- Systems and methods for solar panel array actuation control17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277256 A1Kinematics, LLC
- System and method for producing electricity with solar panels3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261231 A1Trailander Oy
- Management of solar power delivered to land shared by solar trackers and agriculture13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236045 A1
- Elevated dual-axis photovoltaic solar tracking assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221930 A1Stracker Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solar tracking control system60US 4,794,909 A1989
- Solar tracker48US 4,215,410 A1980
- Solar tracking system41US 7,109,461 B2Solar Systems Pty Ltd. · 2006
- Heliostat control36US 4,440,150 AAtlantic Richfield Company · 1984
- Communication system for transmitting an electrical signal34US 4,607,389 AAmoco Corporation · 1986