Y02E 10/60
Thermal-pv hybrids
Official title: Thermal-PV hybrids
Y02E10/60 (Thermal-pv hybrids) appears on 515 US grants and 782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 515
- Published applications
- 782
- Assignees
- 379
- Inventors
- 1,263
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| 2008 | 0 | 24 |
| 2009 | 3 | 35 |
| 2010 | 7 | 38 |
| 2011 | 9 | 60 |
| 2012 | 13 | 75 |
| 2013 | 18 | 47 |
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| 2015 | 33 | 44 |
| 2016 | 30 | 56 |
| 2017 | 30 | 63 |
| 2018 | 43 | 58 |
| 2019 | 50 | 62 |
| 2020 | 34 | 38 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 |
| 2022 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 | 14 |
| 2024 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Spherically configured power conversion module for use with optical energy transfer and conversion system1 Sep 2026US 12,727,282 B2Stone Aerospace, Inc.
- Molten eutectic salts thermal energy storage (MESTES) system10 Feb 2026US 12,544,685 B2
- Apparatus and method for acquiring concentrated solar energy14 Oct 2025US 12,445,088 B2
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space2 Sep 2025US 12,404,042 B2Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Labor saving solar roofing shingle19 Aug 2025US 12,395,116 B2
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217388 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Spherically Configured Power Conversion Module for Use With Optical Energy Transfer and Conversion System11 Jun 2026US 2026/0164847 A1Stone Aerospace, Inc.
- System, Apparatus and Method for Efficient Use of Solar Photovoltaic Energy30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117991 A1Rheem Australia Pty Limited
- Pvt module, method for manufacturing a pvt module, pvt arrangement, and thermal absorber26 Mar 2026US 2026/0088756 A1Muhr und Bender KG
- Photovoltaic and thermal solar panel20 Nov 2025US 2025/0357891 A1Dualsun
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Variable aperture, variable flux density, aerospace solar collector220US 4,888,063 A1989
- Monolithic integration of cylindrical solar cells158US 7,235,736 B1Solyndra, Inc. · 2007
- Roof integrated photovoltaic system136US 9,273,885 B2Building Materials Investment Corporation · 2016
- Solar concentrator for heat and electricity135US 6,080,927 A2000