B64B 1/40
Balloons
Official title: Balloons (B64B1/58 takes precedence; toy balloons A63H27/10)
B64B1/40 (Balloons) appears on 580 US grants and 540 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 580
- Published applications
- 540
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 871
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 |
| 2016 | 32 | 42 |
| 2017 | 60 | 38 |
| 2018 | 23 | 31 |
| 2019 | 35 | 36 |
| 2020 | 40 | 43 |
| 2021 | 30 | 60 |
| 2022 | 39 | 42 |
| 2023 | 47 | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 | 38 |
| 2025 | 34 | 25 |
| 2026 | 17 | 14 |
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.
- Near-space operation systems25 Aug 2026US 12,715,589 B2World View Enterprises Inc.
- Artificial intelligence control system for aerial sunshade devices18 Aug 2026US 12,709,913 B2Vandewater Capital Holdings, LLC
- High altitude parafoils11 Aug 2026US 12,703,492 B2World View Enterprises Inc.
- Valve for airbag decelerator28 Jul 2026US 12,692,952 B2World View Enterprises Inc.
- Deployable landing gear systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285468 A1World View Enterprises Inc.
- High Altitude Balloon Phase Change Ballasting System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264833 A1MACH Industries Inc.
- Multistage Free-Flight Testing System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233852 A1United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Flight height maintaining device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208846 A1Meisei Electric Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus, Method And System For Balloon Altitude Control By In-Situ Characterization And Active Energy Management2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184414 A1Space Balloon Technologies Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms152US 7,356,390 B2Space Data Corporation · 2008
- Inflatable balloon distress marker having small article containing compartment therein148US 4,586,456 A1986
- Airship power turbine128US 4,166,596 A1979
- Virtual sensor mast88US 7,149,611 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2006
- Multiple wind turbine tethered airfoil wind energy conversion system86US 4,285,481 A1981