H02
Generation
Official title: Generation; conversion or distribution of electric power
H02 (Generation) appears on 266,834 US grants and 277,647 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02- Granted patents
- 266,834
- Published applications
- 277,647
- Assignees
- 42,720
- Inventors
- 332,525
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1405 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1412 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1346 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1029 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1284 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1410 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1471 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1327 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1606 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1505 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1482 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2099 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1677 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1999 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1711 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1845 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1870 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1968 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1971 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1967 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2315 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2610 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3433 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3556 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3587 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3743 | 1096 |
| 2002 | 3785 | 3799 |
| 2003 | 3532 | 4174 |
| 2004 | 3972 | 5011 |
| 2005 | 3458 | 5331 |
| 2006 | 3977 | 5513 |
| 2007 | 3514 | 5854 |
| 2008 | 3635 | 6688 |
| 2009 | 4337 | 7383 |
| 2010 | 5246 | 8499 |
| 2011 | 5634 | 9185 |
| 2012 | 6249 | 10258 |
| 2013 | 7250 | 12038 |
| 2014 | 8446 | 13563 |
| 2015 | 9690 | 13936 |
| 2016 | 11249 | 13932 |
| 2017 | 12994 | 14553 |
| 2018 | 13142 | 14626 |
| 2019 | 15197 | 15644 |
| 2020 | 14176 | 16043 |
| 2021 | 13256 | 15337 |
| 2022 | 13483 | 16138 |
| 2023 | 12606 | 16138 |
| 2024 | 13818 | 16577 |
| 2025 | 13459 | 14899 |
| 2026 | 9101 | 11432 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
- H02JPower supply and charging75,988
- H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or61,482
- H02KDynamo-electric machines59,373
- H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters31,763
- H02GInstallation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric26,076
- H02HEmergency protective circuit arrangements21,378
- H02SSolar power generation10,551
- H02NElectric machines not otherwise provided for8,414
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