H02S 20/00
Supporting structures for pv modules
Official title: Supporting structures for PV modules
H02S20/00 (Supporting structures for pv modules) appears on 4,815 US grants and 7,698 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02S- Granted patents
- 4,815
- Published applications
- 7,698
- Assignees
- 2,424
- Inventors
- 9,628
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 10 |
| 2002 | 27 | 24 |
| 2003 | 27 | 33 |
| 2004 | 20 | 37 |
| 2005 | 21 | 47 |
| 2006 | 9 | 41 |
| 2007 | 14 | 75 |
| 2008 | 21 | 125 |
| 2009 | 23 | 167 |
| 2010 | 61 | 266 |
| 2011 | 61 | 342 |
| 2012 | 156 | 381 |
| 2013 | 187 | 327 |
| 2014 | 216 | 377 |
| 2015 | 252 | 369 |
| 2016 | 231 | 365 |
| 2017 | 252 | 364 |
| 2018 | 267 | 393 |
| 2019 | 303 | 472 |
| 2020 | 330 | 399 |
| 2021 | 300 | 459 |
| 2022 | 311 | 468 |
| 2023 | 343 | 492 |
| 2024 | 433 | 617 |
| 2025 | 433 | 599 |
| 2026 | 321 | 449 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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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