H02S
Solar power generation
Official title: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
H02S (Solar power generation) appears on 10,551 US grants and 15,958 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02S- Granted patents
- 10,551
- Published applications
- 15,958
- Assignees
- 4,631
- Inventors
- 21,713
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 69 | 19 |
| 2002 | 53 | 67 |
| 2003 | 63 | 67 |
| 2004 | 52 | 77 |
| 2005 | 40 | 105 |
| 2006 | 24 | 114 |
| 2007 | 34 | 125 |
| 2008 | 44 | 261 |
| 2009 | 61 | 369 |
| 2010 | 130 | 540 |
| 2011 | 155 | 759 |
| 2012 | 279 | 795 |
| 2013 | 377 | 705 |
| 2014 | 469 | 836 |
| 2015 | 483 | 868 |
| 2016 | 518 | 823 |
| 2017 | 602 | 901 |
| 2018 | 619 | 932 |
| 2019 | 781 | 1011 |
| 2020 | 754 | 855 |
| 2021 | 686 | 911 |
| 2022 | 676 | 948 |
| 2023 | 709 | 951 |
| 2024 | 885 | 1108 |
| 2025 | 877 | 1050 |
| 2026 | 577 | 761 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- H02S 40/00Components or accessories in combination with pv modules, not provided for in4,916
- H02S 20/00Supporting structures for pv modules4,815
- H02S 30/00Structural details of pv modules other than those related to light conversion2,020
- H02S 50/00Monitoring or testing of pv systems1,772
- H02S 10/00Pv power plants1,655
- H02S 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass441
Recent patents
- Hybrid system and method of waste heat utilization-based photovoltaic power generation and seawater desalination6 Oct 2026US 12,752,240 B2Xi' An Jiaotong University
- Autonomous solar installation using artificial intelligence6 Oct 2026US 12,752,430 B2The AES Corporation
- Electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy6 Oct 2026US 12,752,656 B2
- Lunar power grid assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,937 B2Voyager Technologies, Inc.
- Contoured mesh ridge vents6 Oct 2026US 12,753,609 B2Bmic LLC
- Solar panel arrangement with telescoping frame for a sailing vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307765 A1
- A portable cabin and method of transporting portable cabins8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308929 A1Solivus Limited
- Methods of generating electric power and a distributed network of a generator-turbine apparatus having a set of electric generators simultaneously driven by a gravity-force applied and moment imbalanced turbine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309131 A1
- Systems and methods for localizing and positioning solar module arrays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309494 A1Planted Solar, Inc.
- System and Method for Protecting Solar Panels from Inclement Weather8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310239 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pool solar power generator616US 9,847,749 B2Masimo Semiconductor, Inc. · 2017
- Solar module mounting method and clip539US 6,672,018 B22004
- Mounting system for installing an array of solar battery modules of a panel-like configuration on a roof439US 6,105,317 AMatsushita Electric Works, Ltd. · 2000
- Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding438US 7,435,134 B2SunPower Corporation, Systems · 2008
- Low profile mounting system432US 7,600,349 B2Unirac, Inc. · 2009