B64G 1/005
Air launch
Official title: {Air launch}
B64G1/005 (Air launch) appears on 108 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 108
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 187
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 13 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Horizontal-takeoff transatmospheric launch system82US 4,802,639 AThe Boeing Company · 1989
- Payload carry and launch system75US 6,193,187 B12001
- Reusable rocket-propelled high altitude airplane and method and apparatus for mid-air oxidizer transfer to said airplane66US 6,119,985 APioneer Rocketplane Corporation · 2000
- Release fitting for balloons50US 6,234,425 B1Winzen Engineering Incorporated · 2001
- Flyback booster with removable rocket propulsion module50US 6,612,522 B1Starcraft Boosters, Inc. · 2003