B64C 9/16
At the rear of the wing
Official title: at the rear of the wing
B64C9/16 (At the rear of the wing) appears on 674 US grants and 650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64C- Granted patents
- 674
- Published applications
- 650
- Assignees
- 154
- Inventors
- 991
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 22 |
| 2010 | 14 | 16 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 |
| 2012 | 16 | 24 |
| 2013 | 21 | 23 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 |
| 2015 | 24 | 27 |
| 2016 | 26 | 34 |
| 2017 | 40 | 27 |
| 2018 | 22 | 42 |
| 2019 | 29 | 60 |
| 2020 | 43 | 51 |
| 2021 | 75 | 57 |
| 2022 | 49 | 48 |
| 2023 | 46 | 42 |
| 2024 | 57 | 47 |
| 2025 | 47 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Battery and engine architecture for VTOL aircraft25 Aug 2026US 12,715,578 B2Archer Aviation Inc.
- Integrated propulsion system and aircraft using same11 Aug 2026US 12,703,483 B2Joby Aero, Inc.
- Elevon control system4 Aug 2026US 12,698,076 B2AeroVironment, Inc.
- Flap drive mechanism28 Jul 2026US 12,691,996 B2Odys Aviation, Inc.
- Monolithic and integrally formed hinge structure for an aircraft14 Jul 2026US 12,679,526 B2AEVEX Aerospace, LLC
- Slotted Wing Flaps for a VTOL Aircraft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307776 A1Archer Aviation Inc.
- Flying object and control method therefor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296642 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Integrated flap control unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285472 A1Archer Aviation Inc.
- Flight control surface having lithiated carbon fibers struts24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285473 A1Airbus Americas, Inc.
- Control and monitoring architectures for high-lift systems27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249977 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flap system for short takeoff and landing aircraft84US 4,784,355 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1988
- Efficient trailing edge system for an aircraft wing76US 4,120,470 AThe Boeing Company · 1978
- Segmentized flap system71US 4,892,274 AMBB GmbH · 1990
- Flaperon system for tilt rotor wings70US 5,094,412 ABell Helicopter Textron Inc. · 1992
- Trailing edge flap assembly60US 4,471,927 AThe Boeing Company · 1984