B64G 1/1078
Maintenance satellites
Official title: {Maintenance satellites (refuelling in space B64G1/4024)}
B64G1/1078 (Maintenance satellites) appears on 236 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 236
- Published applications
- 254
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 557
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 26 |
| 2025 | 30 | 16 |
| 2026 | 17 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Distributed directed energy system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,755 B1Imetalx, Inc.
- Propulsion strengthening member4 Aug 2026US 12,697,805 B2Riken
- Space debris capture apparatus and methods for implenting the same14 Jul 2026US 12,679,079 B2Wildstar, LLC
- Space domain awareness sensor and related methods and systems23 Jun 2026US 12,662,259 B1Launchspace Technologies Corporation
- System for tunnel-based capture and propulsive disposal of space debris16 Jun 2026US 12,654,884 B1
- Space robot and method of controlling a space robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295812 A1Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.
- On-orbit docking and coupling device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274451 A1Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Kinetic capture of orbital debris10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264886 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Orbit prediction device and orbit prediction method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208889 A1Power Laser Technology Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for detecting a rigidized robotic interface during free flyer object capture9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192471 A1Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for extending the useful life of a space satellite113US 5,511,748 A1996
- In-space servicing of spacecraft employing artificial life robotics78US 5,299,764 A1994
- Method and apparatus for supplying orbital space platforms using payload canisters via intermediate orbital rendezvous and docking62US 6,669,148 B2Constellation Services International, Inc. · 2003
- Spacecraft docking mechanism61US 6,969,030 B1Macdonald Dettwiler Space and Associates Inc. · 2005
- Apparatus and methods for in-space satellite operations59US 6,484,973 B12002