B64B 1/06
Rigid airships
Official title: Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships (B64B1/58 takes precedence)
B64B1/06 (Rigid airships) appears on 388 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 388
- Published applications
- 452
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 775
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 21 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 25 |
| 2010 | 7 | 18 |
| 2011 | 19 | 15 |
| 2012 | 16 | 18 |
| 2013 | 13 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 14 | 25 |
| 2016 | 17 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2018 | 9 | 32 |
| 2019 | 16 | 21 |
| 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 20 | 24 |
| 2022 | 22 | 30 |
| 2023 | 27 | 22 |
| 2024 | 21 | 26 |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B64B 1/24Arrangement of propulsion plant198
- B64B 1/14Outer covering92
- B64B 1/08Framework construction76
- B64B 1/20Provided with wings or stabilising surfaces58
- B64B 1/22Arrangement of cabins or gondolas55
- B64B 1/12Movable control surfaces27
- B64B 1/36Arrangement of jet reaction apparatus for propulsion or directional control23
- B64B 1/10Tail unit construction22
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