B64B 1/70
Ballasting arrangements
B64B1/70 (Ballasting arrangements) appears on 78 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64B- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 86
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 131
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Airship1 Sep 2026US 12,722,766 B2SkyLifter Ltd
- Airship with self-ballasting airframe5 May 2026US 12,617,519 B2
- 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.
- System and method for generating aerodynamic lift from wind shear at a system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176003 A1WindBorne Systems Inc.
- System and method for avoiding hazardous atmospheric zones18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168797 A1WindBorne Systems Inc.
- Magnetic ballast dispenser25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296673 A1World View Enterprises Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms152US 7,356,390 B2Space Data Corporation · 2008
- Unmanned lighter-than-air safe termination and recovery methods72US 7,801,522 B2Space Data Corporation · 2010
- Multibody aircrane67US 8,157,205 B22012
- High altitude balloon systems and methods54US 9,540,091 B1World View Enterprises Inc. · 2017
- Unmanned lighter-than-air safe termination and recovery methods51US 7,203,491 B2Space Data Corporation · 2007