H02S 40/36
Characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more pv modules
Official title: characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
H02S40/36 (Characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more pv modules) appears on 831 US grants and 1,219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02S- Granted patents
- 831
- Published applications
- 1,219
- Assignees
- 473
- Inventors
- 1,858
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 4 | 26 |
| 2011 | 5 | 35 |
| 2012 | 12 | 44 |
| 2013 | 20 | 42 |
| 2014 | 30 | 48 |
| 2015 | 32 | 61 |
| 2016 | 41 | 69 |
| 2017 | 26 | 88 |
| 2018 | 59 | 96 |
| 2019 | 68 | 105 |
| 2020 | 79 | 80 |
| 2021 | 63 | 76 |
| 2022 | 60 | 81 |
| 2023 | 51 | 89 |
| 2024 | 90 | 111 |
| 2025 | 87 | 67 |
| 2026 | 52 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Photovoltaic module framing system with integral electrical raceways293US 6,111,189 ABP Solarex · 2000
- Support for photovoltaic arrays259US 5,143,556 A1992
- Photovoltaic roof system248US 5,232,518 AUnited Solar Systems Corporation · 1993
- Solar cell array and solar power generation apparatus using it245US 6,111,188 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000
- Photovoltaic generation system, wiring apparatus for photovoltaic generation system, and wiring structure therefor234US 6,268,559 B1Kaneka Corporation · 2001