B64B 1/64
Gas valve operating mechanisms
B64B1/64 (Gas valve operating mechanisms) appears on 97 US grants and 90 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 90
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 113
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
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| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Autonomous intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and payload delivery system and method of using same11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282464 A1Silicis Technologies, Inc.
- Lighter than air balloon systems and methods31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242904 A1World View Enterprises Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms152US 7,356,390 B2Space Data Corporation · 2008
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- Unmanned lighter-than-air safe termination and recovery methods51US 7,203,491 B2Space Data Corporation · 2007
- Umbrella valves to inflate bladder in balloon envelope41US 8,998,128 B2Google Inc. · 2015
- Controlling descent of a zero pressure balloon41US 9,090,323 B1Google Inc. · 2015