B64F 1/223
For towing aircraft
Official title: for towing aircraft
B64F1/223 (For towing aircraft) appears on 248 US grants and 242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64F- Granted patents
- 248
- Published applications
- 242
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 470
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 17 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 15 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 17 |
| 2025 | 12 | 17 |
| 2026 | 11 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Height adjustment devices, systems including the same, and methods for creating vertical clearance between wings of adjacent aircraft8 Sep 2026US 12,729,013 B2The Boeing Company
- Disabled aircraft transport systems1 Sep 2026US 12,722,798 B2Disabled Aircraft Tools, LLC
- Airport tugs, systems, and methods of operation thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,722,799 B2Utah Valley University
- Offline intelligence advanced driver assistance system for aircraft towing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,611 B2TowFLEXX MilTech, Inc.
- Unmanned aircraft traction control system without traction rod and intelligent tractor4 Aug 2026US 12,698,096 B2Shanghai Longyuhui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Reusable Door Assemblies for Vehicles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307468 A1Textron Ground Support Equipment Inc.
- Aircraft tug attachment and detachment system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274438 A1Utah Valley University
- Pure electric aircraft and control method therefor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257792 A1Guangdong Huitian Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.
- Flight vehicle carrier, flight vehicle carrying system, container, and flight vehicle carrying method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233771 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Height adjustment devices, systems including the same, and methods for creating vertical clearance between wings of adjacent aircraft13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233856 A1The Boeing Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Powered nose aircraft wheel system115US 7,445,178 B2The Boeing Company · 2008
- Automated aircraft towing vehicle system49US 6,305,484 B12001
- Method and tractor for towing aircraft43US 4,113,041 A1978
- Aircraft-towing tractor42US 4,632,625 AKrauss-Maffei Aktiengesellschaft · 1986
- Utility vehicle for towing and servicing aircraft39US 5,381,987 A1995