B64D 1/02
Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles
Official title: Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles (jettisonable fuel reservoirs B64D37/12)
B64D1/02 (Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles) appears on 1,485 US grants and 1,379 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
- 1,485
- Published applications
- 1,379
- Assignees
- 578
- Inventors
- 2,555
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 21 | 12 |
| 2004 | 16 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 | 19 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 16 | 25 |
| 2013 | 19 | 25 |
| 2014 | 19 | 32 |
| 2015 | 36 | 28 |
| 2016 | 45 | 67 |
| 2017 | 66 | 102 |
| 2018 | 61 | 92 |
| 2019 | 90 | 117 |
| 2020 | 118 | 140 |
| 2021 | 83 | 125 |
| 2022 | 109 | 142 |
| 2023 | 130 | 117 |
| 2024 | 128 | 104 |
| 2025 | 125 | 93 |
| 2026 | 82 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Conveying and release device with cartridge presence indicator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,918 B2ARESIA-Valenton
- Methods for increasing the number of countermeasure expendables for dispensing systems15 Sep 2026US 12,736,296 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Flywheel stabilized system for deploying a free-falling payload from an aerial vehicle and methods of use thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,992 B2Ocean Alliance, Inc.
- Modular magazines for countermeasure dispensing system and methods of use1 Sep 2026US 12,722,779 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- External cargo adapter for use with a rotorcraft1 Sep 2026US 12,722,780 B2Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
- Midair item dispenser systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307790 A1
- Entry management system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311532 A11AHEAD Technologies
- Machine to Machine Targeting Maintaining Positive Identification1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299620 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
- Drone, and conveying device for use in a drone17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274414 A1LEHNER Maschinenbau GmbH
- Aeronautical conveying and dropping device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274415 A1ARESIA-Valenton
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000
- Payload-release device and operation thereof254US 9,302,770 B2Google Inc. · 2016
- Providing emergency medical services using unmanned aerial vehicles247US 9,051,043 B1Google Inc. · 2015
- Unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system211US 9,573,684 B2Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2017
- Payload-release device and operation thereof207US 9,174,733 B1Google Inc. · 2015