Y02P 80/10
Efficient use of energy
Official title: Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
Y02P80/10 (Efficient use of energy) appears on 3,334 US grants and 3,411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02P- Granted patents
- 3,334
- Published applications
- 3,411
- Assignees
- 1,438
- Inventors
- 6,225
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 45 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 10 |
| 2002 | 47 | 49 |
| 2003 | 42 | 69 |
| 2004 | 49 | 63 |
| 2005 | 45 | 77 |
| 2006 | 65 | 64 |
| 2007 | 52 | 85 |
| 2008 | 34 | 77 |
| 2009 | 46 | 98 |
| 2010 | 64 | 160 |
| 2011 | 74 | 177 |
| 2012 | 110 | 185 |
| 2013 | 138 | 228 |
| 2014 | 147 | 249 |
| 2015 | 162 | 252 |
| 2016 | 205 | 233 |
| 2017 | 226 | 198 |
| 2018 | 198 | 213 |
| 2019 | 228 | 285 |
| 2020 | 196 | 212 |
| 2021 | 178 | 126 |
| 2022 | 168 | 126 |
| 2023 | 115 | 95 |
| 2024 | 69 | 38 |
| 2025 | 66 | 30 |
| 2026 | 37 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Microgrid startup method and startup program25 Aug 2026US 12,719,276 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Load detection and prioritization for an energy management system25 Aug 2026US 12,719,277 B2Enphase Energy, Inc.
- Methods for material activation with thermal energy storage system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,998 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Meter reading schema to enhance system functionality16 Jun 2026US 12,656,149 B2Aclara Technologies LLC
- Platforms and methods for improving correspondence of haptic output to sensor data16 Jun 2026US 12,656,757 B2Strong Force IOT Portfolio 2016, LLC
- Robot fleet management configured for use of an artificial intelligence chipset13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236903 A1Strong Force Vcn Portfolio 2019, LLC
- Systems and methods for geothermal energy storage30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218944 A1Fervo Energy Company
- Thermal Energy Storage with Fluid Flow Insulation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201821 A1Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Steam Generation Device and Steam Generation Method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185698 A1Hitachi, Ltd.
- Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial environment11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161153 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Smart remote monitoring system and method1,009US 6,553,336 B1Telemonitor, Inc. · 2003
- Network and intelligent cell for providing sensing, bidirectional communications and control456US 4,918,690 AEchelon Systems Corporation · 1990
- Man machine interface446US 4,570,217 A1986
- Switching power supply with automatic power factor correction423US 4,683,529 AZytec Corporation · 1987
- Web bridged energy management system and method377US 6,636,893 B1Itron, Inc. · 2003