B64D 1/18
By spraying
Official title: by spraying, e.g. insecticides
B64D1/18 (By spraying) appears on 315 US grants and 454 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
- 315
- Published applications
- 454
- Assignees
- 201
- Inventors
- 716
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 25 |
| 2018 | 16 | 36 |
| 2019 | 25 | 38 |
| 2020 | 20 | 63 |
| 2021 | 23 | 66 |
| 2022 | 33 | 73 |
| 2023 | 27 | 39 |
| 2024 | 48 | 31 |
| 2025 | 30 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wired drone for treating a surface by spraying a treatment fluid1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299617 A1Fly Renov
- Method, vehicle and system for weed control management10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262561 A1Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for drone detection and disablement152US 9,862,489 B12018
- Unmanned aerial vehicle having an elevated surface sensor86US 11,235,890 B1Working Drones, Inc. · 2022
- Systems and methods for detecting soil characteristics71US 8,849,523 B1Elwha LLC · 2014
- Airborne water diffuser51US 6,889,776 B2The University of Hong Kong · 2005
- Aerial spray system50US 6,003,782 A1999