Y02E 10/46
Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power
Official title: Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines
Y02E10/46 (Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power) appears on 1,464 US grants and 1,626 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 1,464
- Published applications
- 1,626
- Assignees
- 715
- Inventors
- 2,812
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 29 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 15 |
| 2003 | 13 | 20 |
| 2004 | 20 | 32 |
| 2005 | 13 | 38 |
| 2006 | 22 | 41 |
| 2007 | 20 | 32 |
| 2008 | 13 | 62 |
| 2009 | 15 | 89 |
| 2010 | 36 | 128 |
| 2011 | 38 | 158 |
| 2012 | 51 | 148 |
| 2013 | 64 | 150 |
| 2014 | 98 | 148 |
| 2015 | 91 | 118 |
| 2016 | 92 | 76 |
| 2017 | 104 | 65 |
| 2018 | 75 | 53 |
| 2019 | 56 | 56 |
| 2020 | 38 | 42 |
| 2021 | 56 | 48 |
| 2022 | 37 | 27 |
| 2023 | 32 | 26 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 |
| 2025 | 24 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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