H02S 20/20
Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
Official title: Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object (H02S20/30 takes precedence)
H02S20/20 (Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object) appears on 2,527 US grants and 3,936 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02S- Granted patents
- 2,527
- Published applications
- 3,936
- Assignees
- 1,258
- Inventors
- 4,759
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 10 |
| 2002 | 22 | 15 |
| 2003 | 19 | 23 |
| 2004 | 15 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 | 34 |
| 2006 | 6 | 29 |
| 2007 | 7 | 53 |
| 2008 | 14 | 82 |
| 2009 | 16 | 96 |
| 2010 | 42 | 166 |
| 2011 | 32 | 205 |
| 2012 | 104 | 222 |
| 2013 | 122 | 180 |
| 2014 | 134 | 202 |
| 2015 | 147 | 199 |
| 2016 | 122 | 204 |
| 2017 | 137 | 192 |
| 2018 | 141 | 198 |
| 2019 | 158 | 257 |
| 2020 | 175 | 203 |
| 2021 | 143 | 193 |
| 2022 | 157 | 213 |
| 2023 | 152 | 222 |
| 2024 | 202 | 273 |
| 2025 | 191 | 262 |
| 2026 | 123 | 176 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Contoured mesh ridge vents6 Oct 2026US 12,753,609 B2Bmic LLC
- Photovoltaic module and assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,756,351 B2Totalenergies Renewables
- Synergistic tracking integrated photovoltaic and concentrating cogeneration solar energy harvesting system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,000 B2RIC Enterprises
- Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) curtain wall system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,003 B2The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Waterproofing mounting system for attaching solar modules to a roof22 Sep 2026US 12,744,489 B2Quick Mount PV
- Curved photovoltaic member and photovoltaic building surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312528 A1Shenzhen Hello Tech Energy Co., Ltd.
- System for Attaching a Wind Deflector to a Solar Panel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312531 A1Enstall Europe B.V.
- Fence/ railing structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297977 A1
- Apparatus and methods for solar arrays having multiple solar panels, for naturemount applications1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303001 A11st Avenue Nova, LLC
- Apparatus and methods for moving solar modules by reusable tray in naturemount applications1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303002 A11st Avenue Nova, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding398US 7,780,472 B2SunPower Corporation · 2010