B64C 13/00
Control systems or transmitting systems for actuating flying-control surfaces, lift-increasing flaps, air
Official title: Control systems or transmitting systems for actuating flying-control surfaces, lift-increasing flaps, air brakes, or spoilers
B64C13/00 (Control systems or transmitting systems for actuating flying-control surfaces, lift-increasing flaps, air) appears on 3,262 US grants and 3,243 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64C- Granted patents
- 3,262
- Published applications
- 3,243
- Assignees
- 678
- Inventors
- 4,881
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 3 |
| 2002 | 25 | 17 |
| 2003 | 20 | 18 |
| 2004 | 30 | 29 |
| 2005 | 15 | 51 |
| 2006 | 18 | 29 |
| 2007 | 30 | 38 |
| 2008 | 22 | 41 |
| 2009 | 18 | 68 |
| 2010 | 31 | 68 |
| 2011 | 46 | 64 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 |
| 2013 | 61 | 73 |
| 2014 | 68 | 88 |
| 2015 | 98 | 125 |
| 2016 | 91 | 160 |
| 2017 | 152 | 231 |
| 2018 | 152 | 235 |
| 2019 | 206 | 311 |
| 2020 | 241 | 264 |
| 2021 | 280 | 245 |
| 2022 | 249 | 295 |
| 2023 | 265 | 215 |
| 2024 | 257 | 219 |
| 2025 | 256 | 154 |
| 2026 | 122 | 143 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for conducting health monitoring6 Oct 2026US 12,752,929 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Flight control system digital surface position sensor with command-response monitor and mechanical disconnect monitor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,930 B2Honeywell Aerospace US LLC
- Wing deployment device15 Sep 2026US 12,735,171 B1General Atomics
- Decoupled hand controls for aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing and forward flight capabilities15 Sep 2026US 12,735,172 B2Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Apparatuses and methods for flight control surfaces15 Sep 2026US 12,735,173 B2The Boeing Company
- Arbitrary pivot point for vehicle rotation and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307708 A1AB Volvo Penta
- Controllable apparatus and control handle for producing such controllable apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307782 A1
- Decoupled hand controls for aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing and forward flight capabilities8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307783 A1Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Method and device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft comprising a hybrid power plant for indicating by haptic feedback an amount of electrical energy of an electrical energy source8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307784 A1Airbus Helicopters
- Folding wing arrangement with axial-flux motor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296630 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control apparatus336US 4,513,235 ABritish Aerospace Public Limited Company · 1985
- PFN/TRAC system FAA upgrades for accountable remote and robotics control to stop the unauthorized use of aircraft and to improve equipment management and public safety in transportation319US 6,965,816 B2Kline and Walker LLC · 2005
- Multiple degree of freedom damped hand controls223US 5,107,080 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1992
- Electrostatic/pneumatic actuators for active surfaces213US 6,215,221 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2001
- Biodynamic resistant control stick198US 4,477,043 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1984