B64D 45/02
Lightning protectors
Official title: Lightning protectors; Static dischargers
B64D45/02 (Lightning protectors) appears on 728 US grants and 754 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
- 728
- Published applications
- 754
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 1,326
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 34 | 13 |
| 2025 | 22 | 28 |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Composite fuselage barrel with improved EME protection and method of making thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,686,485 B2The Boeing Company
- Aircraft fuel tank with an electrical bond separate from a fuel tank fastener21 Jul 2026US 12,686,502 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Double-shell lightning protection cap with improved assembly30 Jun 2026US 12,668,374 B2Hutchinson
- Assembly of aircraft wings28 Apr 2026US 12,612,186 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Absorbing structure17 Mar 2026US 12,577,684 B2Tusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
- Composite wing carbon nanotube (cnt) ice protection23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208867 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Spark containment cap plate23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208879 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Jig for spark containment caps18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167352 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Method for bonding a conductive layer to a substrate16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103292 A1
- Passive Lightning Protection Systems and Methods9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097860 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lightning protection system for conductive composite material structure150US 4,755,904 AThe Boeing Company · 1988
- Wing and method of manufacturing121US 10,179,640 B2The Boeing Company · 2019
- Integral lightning protection system for composite aircraft skins105US 4,502,092 AThe Boeing Company · 1985
- Aircraft lightning protection means99US 3,989,984 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1976
- Conductive bonded/bolted joint seals for composite aircraft75US 4,556,591 AThe Boeing Company · 1985