B64G 1/14
Space shuttles
Official title: Space shuttles {(reusable launch rockets B64G1/006)}
B64G1/14 (Space shuttles) appears on 274 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 274
- Published applications
- 195
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 531
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14 |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Repeating ground track orbits for a reusable launch vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,760 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Satellite launch system4 Aug 2026US 12,698,101 B2
- Spacecraft systems airlock for international space station access and interface and methods of operation19 May 2026US 12,630,311 B2Voyager Technologies, Inc.
- Aerospace vehicles7 Apr 2026US 12,595,078 B2
- Heat exchangers for airframes3 Mar 2026US 12,565,304 B2Destinus SA
- Reusable Launch Vehicle with Auxiliary Propellant Tanks for Non-Ascent Burns2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184441 A1Blue Origin, LLC
- Reusable Launch Vehicle with Auxiliary Propellant Tanks for Non-Ascent Burns2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184442 A1Blue Origin, LLC
- Earth to orbit transportation system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116582 A1Radian Aerospace, Inc.
- Reusable space vehicle for long-dwell payload hosting, orbital maneuvers, and downmass operations, and related method26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054858 A1STOKE Space Technologies, Inc.
- Heat exchangers for airframes4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368314 A1Destinus SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Satellite servicing133US 4,349,837 ASpar Aerospace Limited · 1982
- Two-stage reusable earth-to-orbit aerospace vehicle and transport system84US 5,927,653 AKistler Aerospace Corporation · 1999
- Horizontal-takeoff transatmospheric launch system82US 4,802,639 AThe Boeing Company · 1989
- Payload carry and launch system75US 6,193,187 B12001
- Two stage launch vehicle and launch trajectory method66US 5,568,901 A1996