B64C 3/10
Shape of wings
B64C3/10 (Shape of wings) appears on 665 US grants and 694 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64C- Granted patents
- 665
- Published applications
- 694
- Assignees
- 250
- Inventors
- 1,147
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 14 |
| 2005 | 10 | 19 |
| 2006 | 11 | 14 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 33 |
| 2018 | 18 | 50 |
| 2019 | 40 | 75 |
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| 2021 | 55 | 63 |
| 2022 | 64 | 55 |
| 2023 | 54 | 39 |
| 2024 | 45 | 43 |
| 2025 | 48 | 38 |
| 2026 | 30 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Distributed propulsion system for vertical take off and landing closed wing aircraft8 Sep 2026US 12,728,983 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Methods and systems for retaining lateral control of an unmanned aerial vehicle during landing with leveled inboard propellers1 Sep 2026US 12,722,774 B2AeroVironment, Inc.
- Performance of airfoils and hydrofoils8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307777 A1SJK Energy Solutions, LLC
- Compound helicopter with lateral booms17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274404 A1Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
- Aircraft System for Reduced Observer Visibility10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264839 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
- Aerial vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249991 A1Fortescue UK IP Limited
- Hydrofoil Equipped Seaglider Takeoff27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250001 A1REGENT Craft Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- High taper wing tip extension109US 5,039,032 AThe Boeing Company · 1991
- Personal aircraft82US 8,485,464 B2Zee.Aero Inc. · 2013
- Wing/winglet configurations and methods for aircraft76US 5,275,358 AThe Boeing Company · 1994
- Blunt-leading-edge raked wingtips75US 6,089,502 AThe Boeing Company · 2000