B64D 27/02
Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
B64D27/02 (Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants) appears on 4,199 US grants and 5,446 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
- 4,199
- Published applications
- 5,446
- Assignees
- 698
- Inventors
- 6,306
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 11 | 26 |
| 2005 | 19 | 24 |
| 2006 | 15 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 | 43 |
| 2009 | 15 | 43 |
| 2010 | 21 | 56 |
| 2011 | 28 | 64 |
| 2012 | 41 | 64 |
| 2013 | 52 | 61 |
| 2014 | 70 | 61 |
| 2015 | 58 | 92 |
| 2016 | 66 | 174 |
| 2017 | 109 | 288 |
| 2018 | 157 | 367 |
| 2019 | 239 | 306 |
| 2020 | 338 | 424 |
| 2021 | 291 | 438 |
| 2022 | 388 | 528 |
| 2023 | 531 | 595 |
| 2024 | 548 | 651 |
| 2025 | 599 | 505 |
| 2026 | 399 | 575 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B64D 27/30Aircraft characterised by electric power plants2,143
- B64D 27/10Of gas-turbine type1,211
- B64D 27/026Comprising different types of power plants898
- B64D 27/16Of jet type897
- B64D 27/24Using steam or spring force340
- B64D 27/04Of piston type167
- B64D 27/023Of rocket type39
- B64D 27/22Using atomic energy6
Recent patents
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- Power conversion system and flight vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,924 B2Hitachi, Ltd.
- Battery energy and power indicator system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307533 A1Beta Air, LLC
- Method and device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft comprising a hybrid power plant for indicating by haptic feedback an amount of electrical energy of an electrical energy source8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307784 A1Airbus Helicopters
- System and method of rotor management8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307786 A1Beta Air, LLC
- Aircraft with an unducted fan propulsor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307811 A1General Electric Company
- Aircraft with symmetric propulsion system rotating patterns8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307812 A1Rtx Corporation
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- Nacelle assembly and mounting structures for a turbofan jet propulsion engine150US 4,044,973 AThe Boeing Company · 1977