B64B 1/00
Lighter-than-air aircraft
B64B1/00 (Lighter-than-air aircraft) appears on 1,202 US grants and 1,097 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 1,202
- Published applications
- 1,097
- Assignees
- 404
- Inventors
- 1,760
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2004 | 14 | 19 |
| 2005 | 16 | 23 |
| 2006 | 14 | 22 |
| 2007 | 16 | 34 |
| 2008 | 16 | 23 |
| 2009 | 12 | 34 |
| 2010 | 15 | 33 |
| 2011 | 26 | 24 |
| 2012 | 27 | 37 |
| 2013 | 20 | 38 |
| 2014 | 31 | 49 |
| 2015 | 55 | 53 |
| 2016 | 59 | 64 |
| 2017 | 78 | 63 |
| 2018 | 33 | 57 |
| 2019 | 66 | 68 |
| 2020 | 56 | 68 |
| 2021 | 60 | 78 |
| 2022 | 65 | 87 |
| 2023 | 72 | 51 |
| 2024 | 60 | 66 |
| 2025 | 61 | 42 |
| 2026 | 32 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- High altitude balloon systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,015 B2World View Enterprises Inc.
- High-altitude aerostat with a large surface area22 Sep 2026US 12,741,733 B2
- Partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship15 Sep 2026US 12,735,167 B2RIC Enterprises
- Autonomous intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and payload delivery system and method of using same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,976 B2Silicis Technologies, Inc.
- Device for mechanical attachment to the end of a tube8 Sep 2026US 12,729,703 B2Epsilon Composite
- Deployable landing gear systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285468 A1World View Enterprises Inc.
- Robot, adapted for movement underneath and in contact with a ceiling17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274354 A1Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Method Of Targeted Package Delivery10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264541 A1
- High Altitude Balloon Phase Change Ballasting System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264833 A1MACH Industries Inc.
- Emergency escape parachute3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257800 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid aircraft245US 5,823,468 A1998
- 3-D printed packaging164US 9,994,339 B22018
- Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms152US 7,356,390 B2Space Data Corporation · 2008
- Airborne fulfillment center utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles for item delivery150US 9,305,280 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Inflatable balloon distress marker having small article containing compartment therein148US 4,586,456 A1986