B64D 17/38
Releasable fastening devices between parachute and load or pack
B64D17/38 (Releasable fastening devices between parachute and load or pack) appears on 154 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stored energy release triggered by piezoelectric element22 Sep 2026US 12,744,476 B2Mission Systems Davenport Inc.
- Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload30 Dec 2025US 12,509,228 B2Wing Aviation LLC
- Paracord cutter16 Dec 2025US 12,497,177 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Ring release systems and methods utilizing a removable pin22 Jul 2025US 12,365,467 B2
- Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload8 Jul 2025US 12,351,312 B2Wing Aviation LLC
- System and method for tensioning a parachute closing loop10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264862 A1U.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Solar powered plane14 May 2026US 2026/0131912 A1Solaris Suborbital Inc.
- Payload Coupling Apparatus for UAV and Method of Delivering a Payload9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097850 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Electronic drogue reefing release system5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035079 A1Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Stored energy release triggered by piezoelectric element8 Jan 2026US 2026/0012108 A1Mission Systems Davenport Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steerable parachute control system and method51US 6,889,942 B2Atair Aerospace, Inc. · 2005
- Means for releasably attaching strands42US 4,337,913 A1982
- Lock screw for rigging connector or the like40US 4,017,946 AAlta Engineering, Inc. · 1977
- Lightweight, multiple-point, quick-release, safety buckle for body harnesses33US 4,656,700 AAmerican Safety Equipment Corporation · 1987
- Buckle for retarded automatic unlocking of safety belts and harnesses of parachuting equipments and of vehicles32US 3,952,381 AEtudes et Fabrications Aeronautiques · 1976