B64F 1/227
For direct connection to aircraft
Official title: for direct connection to aircraft, e.g. tow tractors without towing bars
B64F1/227 (For direct connection to aircraft) appears on 120 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64F- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 225
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 6 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Disabled aircraft transport systems1 Sep 2026US 12,722,798 B2Disabled Aircraft Tools, LLC
- 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.
- Dolly for support of aircraft landing gear2 Jun 2026US 12,643,676 B1Chase Supply, Inc.
- Systems and methods for autonomous aircraft capturing, lifting, and pushback10 Feb 2026US 12,545,434 B1TowFLEXX MilTech, Inc.
- Aircraft tug attachment and detachment system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274438 A1Utah Valley University
- 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
- Autonomous Aircraft Tow Vehicle With Coordinated Ground Service Operations16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200596 A1TowFLEXX MilTech, Inc.
- Autonomous Aircraft Tow Vehicle With Dynamic Steering Control16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200597 A1TowFLEXX MilTech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Powered nose aircraft wheel system115US 7,445,178 B2The Boeing Company · 2008
- Aircraft-towing tractor42US 4,632,625 AKrauss-Maffei Aktiengesellschaft · 1986
- Airport towing vehicle for handling large transport aircrafts36US 4,225,279 ASociete Anonyme Secmafer · 1980
- Hauling vehicle for large aircraft36US 4,375,244 ASovam · 1983
- Universal method and apparatus for attaching an aircraft tug to an airplane35US 4,950,121 AAeromover Systems Corporation · 1990