B64G 1/244
Spacecraft control systems
Official title: {Spacecraft control systems}
B64G1/244 (Spacecraft control systems) appears on 1,014 US grants and 697 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 1,014
- Published applications
- 697
- Assignees
- 320
- Inventors
- 1,663
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 54 | 50 |
| 2025 | 88 | 89 |
| 2026 | 47 | 65 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays22 Sep 2026US 12,741,757 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- System and method suitable for controlling operations of a spacecraft based on an isoperimetric reformulation of constraints25 Aug 2026US 12,715,619 B2Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
- Methods and system for space traffic coordination and data sharing for collision avoidance18 Aug 2026US 12,709,414 B2Slingshot Aerospace, Inc.
- Reinforcement learning based satellite control18 Aug 2026US 12,712,632 B2Wildstar, LLC
- Multifunctional structures for attitude control11 Aug 2026US 12,703,514 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- System and Method for Controlling Satellites in Orbit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307823 A1Carnegie Mellon University
- Lunar lander descent control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307824 A1Raytheon Company
- Momentum wheels and reaction wheels for objects in space8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307825 A1AST & Science, LLC
- Space robot and method of controlling a space robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295812 A1Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.
- Formation Flight for Imaging Resident Space Objects24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285507 A1The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive graphics computer system for planning star-sensor-based satellite attitude maneuvers166US 5,473,746 ALoral Federal Systems Company · 1995
- Visualizing space systems modeling using augmented reality132US 7,693,702 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2010
- Method for extending the useful life of a space satellite113US 5,511,748 A1996
- Attitude control and navigation system for high resolution imaging106US 5,899,945 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 1999
- On-board three-axes attitude determination and control system87US 5,452,869 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995