B64G 1/247
Advanced control concepts for autonomous, robotic spacecraft
Official title: {Advanced control concepts for autonomous, robotic spacecraft, e.g. by using artificial intelligence, neural networks or autonomous agents}
B64G1/247 (Advanced control concepts for autonomous, robotic spacecraft) appears on 77 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 209
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026 | 8 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Passive fiducial markers and associated systems and methods11 Aug 2026US 12,703,516 B2Orbit Fab, Inc.
- System for tunnel-based capture and propulsive disposal of space debris16 Jun 2026US 12,654,884 B1
- Space vehicle imaging studio9 Jun 2026US 12,649,589 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Space vehicle imaging studio17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274452 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Monolithic autonomous orbital vehicle with hybrid adaptive disturbance compensation12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070676 A1
- Modular architecture avionics8 Jan 2026US 2026/0012249 A1Maxar Space LLC
- Device and methods for satellite control and collision avoidance using artificial intelligence23 Oct 2025US 2025/0326504 A1
- Passive fiducial markers and associated systems and methods16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319995 A1Orbit Fab, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- In-space servicing of spacecraft employing artificial life robotics78US 5,299,764 A1994
- Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics58US 7,240,879 B1The United States of America as represented by the Administration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007
- Roving geosynchronous orbit satellite maintenance system45US 4,298,178 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation · 1981
- Two part spacecraft servicing vehicle system with universal docking adaptor42US 7,861,975 B2The Boeing Company · 2011
- Method and associated apparatus for capturing, servicing, and de-orbiting earth satellites using robotics38US 7,293,743 B2The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2007