B64F 1/228
Remotely controlled
Official title: remotely controlled; operating autonomously
B64F1/228 (Remotely controlled) appears on 62 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64F- Granted patents
- 62
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 134
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
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- Autonomous, electric vehicle for aviation-related applications3 Feb 2026US 12,539,981 B2Moonware, Inc.
- Autonomous robotic system for aircraft wingwalking operations6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225734 A1
- 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.
- Aircraft tug9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192943 A1
- Vehicle for towing aircraft4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152291 A1Oshkosh Corporation
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
- System and method for transferring airplanes26US 7,975,959 B2Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. · 2011
- System for automatic transportation of aircraft on the ground23US 5,078,340 AFMC Trade International AB · 1992
- Aircraft tug17US 8,181,725 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation · 2012