B64B 1/60
Gas-bags surrounded by separate containers of inert gas
B64B1/60 (Gas-bags surrounded by separate containers of inert gas) appears on 98 US grants and 88 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 88
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 164
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Autonomous intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and payload delivery system and method of using same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,976 B2Silicis Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus, method and system for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management24 Feb 2026US 12,559,219 B2Space Balloon Technologies Corp.
- Apparatus, method and system for balloon altitude control by in-situ characterization and active energy management27 May 2025US 12,312,063 B2Space Balloon Technologies Corp.
- Systems and methods for measuring lift of a gas cell15 Apr 2025US 12,275,515 B2LTA Research and Exploration, LLC
- Variable density airship lift chamber system7 Jan 2025US 12,187,404 B2FOI Group, LLC
- High Altitude Balloon Phase Change Ballasting System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264833 A1MACH Industries Inc.
- 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.
- Autonomous intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and payload delivery system and method of using same11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282464 A1Silicis Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus, Method And System For Balloon Altitude Control By In-Situ Characterization And Active Energy Management7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249997 A1Space Balloon Technologies Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for altitude control93US 7,469,857 B2University of Massachusetts · 2008
- Optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon77US 7,046,934 B2The Johns Hopkins University · 2006
- Internet linked environmental data collection system and method63US 6,811,113 B1Sky Calypso, Inc. · 2004
- Systems for actively controlling the aerostatic lift of an airship59US 7,156,342 B2LTAS Holdings, LLC · 2007
- Selection between explore mode and control mode for aerial vehicle53US 9,836,063 B1X Development LLC · 2017