B64G 1/2228
Characterised by the hold-down or release mechanisms
Official title: {characterised by the hold-down or release mechanisms}
B64G1/2228 (Characterised by the hold-down or release mechanisms) appears on 213 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 380
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 16 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 7 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multiple hold down and release device and method for releasing a payload from a spacecraft14 Apr 2026US 12,600,500 B2Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
- Hinge-locking mechanism for deployable solar array9 Dec 2025US 12,494,735 B2Xplore Inc.
- Retaining and releasing device and assembly for spacecraft11 Nov 2025US 12,466,583 B2Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
- Modular solar array28 Oct 2025US 12,454,372 B2Maxar Space LLC
- Actuator module for releasing an equipment component7 Oct 2025US 12,434,863 B2Deployables Cubed GmbH
- Holding system14 May 2026US 2026/0131908 A1EXOLAUNCH GmbH
- Separation device, trigger device, apparatus fixture separator, and spacecraft separation device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109488 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Nanosatellite systems and interfaces2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091888 A1University of Massachusetts
- Hinge-locking mechanism for deployable solar array12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074646 A1Xplore Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for a low moment conical hold and release mechanism25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296709 A1Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid solar panel array98US 5,785,280 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 1998
- Redundant fuse wire release device98US 6,133,818 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 2000
- Shape memory alloy controllable hinge apparatus90US 6,175,989 B12001
- Shape memory wire latch mechanism75US 5,129,753 ATRW Inc. · 1992
- Temporary linking device, especially for an artificial satellite lengthening piece, and method to free such a link71US 5,060,888 ASociete Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale · 1991