B64C 3/00
Wings
Official title: Wings (ornithopter wings B64C33/02)
B64C3/00 (Wings) appears on 3,728 US grants and 3,862 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64C- Granted patents
- 3,728
- Published applications
- 3,862
- Assignees
- 745
- Inventors
- 5,930
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 7 |
| 2002 | 31 | 28 |
| 2003 | 38 | 34 |
| 2004 | 28 | 51 |
| 2005 | 42 | 59 |
| 2006 | 33 | 63 |
| 2007 | 26 | 42 |
| 2008 | 21 | 61 |
| 2009 | 36 | 97 |
| 2010 | 51 | 101 |
| 2011 | 74 | 84 |
| 2012 | 81 | 103 |
| 2013 | 88 | 143 |
| 2014 | 93 | 120 |
| 2015 | 105 | 145 |
| 2016 | 152 | 207 |
| 2017 | 153 | 254 |
| 2018 | 173 | 260 |
| 2019 | 260 | 348 |
| 2020 | 263 | 326 |
| 2021 | 280 | 271 |
| 2022 | 307 | 283 |
| 2023 | 277 | 211 |
| 2024 | 250 | 199 |
| 2025 | 234 | 201 |
| 2026 | 143 | 164 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B64C 3/38Adjustment of complete wings or parts thereof1,435
- B64C 3/18Spars899
- B64C 3/26Construction, shape, or attachment of separate skins707
- B64C 3/10Shape of wings665
- B64C 3/20Integral or sandwich constructions271
- B64C 3/34Tanks constructed integrally with wings191
- B64C 3/32Wings: specially adapted for mounting power plant188
- B64C 3/28Leading or trailing edges attached to primary structures187
Recent patents
- Ducted wing with flaps6 Oct 2026US 12,752,906 B2Whisper Aero Inc.
- Multi-purpose attachment structure6 Oct 2026US 12,752,910 B2Pipistrel d.o.o.
- Vertical takeoff and landing aeronautical apparatus with a folding wing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,915 B1Aerhart, LLC
- Hybrid thermoset and thermoplastic composite airplane wings employing thermoplastic co-bonding29 Sep 2026US 12,747,016 B1The Boeing Company
- Vapor seal element, vapor seal assembly and method of manufacturing a vapor seal element22 Sep 2026US 12,741,734 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Performance of airfoils and hydrofoils8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307777 A1SJK Energy Solutions, LLC
- Hybrid Thermoset and Thermoplastic Composite Airplane Wings Employing Thermoplastic Co-Bonding1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296629 A1The Boeing Company
- Folding wing arrangement with axial-flux motor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296630 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Folding wing arrangement with power transmission conduit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296631 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Folding wing arrangement with latch assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296632 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000
- Electrostatic/pneumatic actuators for active surfaces213US 6,215,221 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2001
- Serrated trailing edges for improving lift and drag characteristics of lifting surfaces173US 5,088,665 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1992
- VTOL personal aircraft164US 6,886,776 B22005
- Digital flexural materials134US 9,566,758 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2017