B64G 1/2222
Folding
Official title: {Folding}
B64G1/2222 (Folding) appears on 454 US grants and 350 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 350
- Assignees
- 200
- Inventors
- 847
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 12 |
| 2003 | 16 | 13 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8 |
| 2014 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 25 |
| 2017 | 31 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 16 |
| 2019 | 27 | 24 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 |
| 2021 | 19 | 15 |
| 2022 | 22 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 | 25 |
| 2024 | 22 | 14 |
| 2025 | 25 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Satellite array architecture6 Oct 2026US 12,756,110 B2
- Thermal management system for structures in space15 Sep 2026US 12,735,200 B2AST & Science, LLC
- Solar, electronic, RF radiator for a self-contained structure for space application array2 Jun 2026US 12,643,683 B2AST & Science, LLC
- System and method for deployment of space vehicle solar array12 May 2026US 12,623,795 B2Network Access Associates Limited
- Linked spacecraft dispensing14 Apr 2026US 12,600,497 B2Maxar Space LLC
- Extension Devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307958 A1Carnegie Mellon University
- Spacecraft combining solar-thermal collector, solar-thermal rocket and photovoltaic array in a compact assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208884 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Shape Memory Design for a Lightweight, Low Stow Volume, Deployable Solar Concentrator18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168703 A1L'Garde, Inc.
- Deployable solar array30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116585 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Separation device, trigger device, apparatus fixture separator, and spacecraft separation device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109488 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foldable low concentration solar array143US 5,520,747 AAstro Aerospace Corporation · 1996
- Unfolding and locking joint for space elements108US 5,393,018 ADeutsche Aerospace AG · 1995
- Hybrid solar panel array98US 5,785,280 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 1998
- Low shock anti-friction release device91US 6,119,984 ASwales Aerospace · 2000
- Thin-film solar reflectors deployable from an edge-stowed configuration90US 6,017,002 AHughes Electronics Corporation · 2000