B64G 1/285
Using momentum wheels
Official title: {using momentum wheels}
B64G1/285 (Using momentum wheels) appears on 258 US grants and 108 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 258
- Published applications
- 108
- Assignees
- 88
- Inventors
- 410
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for tracking solar energy11 Aug 2026US 12,706,560 B2AST & Science, LLC
- Outer space-based vehicle with a payload steering arrangement9 Jun 2026US 12,649,590 B1Eagle Technology, LLC
- System and method for the improvement of attitude control system testbeds for small satellites9 Dec 2025US 12,492,015 B2
- Determination of spacecraft inertial properties9 Dec 2025US 12,492,016 B2Iceye Polska SpóLka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia
- Momentum wheels and reaction wheels for objects in space1 Apr 2025US 12,263,962 B2AST & Science, LLC
- Determination of spacecraft inertial properties7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250031 A1ICEYE Polska Spótka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia
- Gyral motor24 Oct 2024US 2024/0356420 A1
- Momentum wheels and reaction wheels for objects in space9 May 2024US 2024/0150046 A1AST & Science, LLC
- System for tracking solar energy28 Sep 2023US 2023/0303268 A1AST & Science, LLC
- System and Method for the Improvement of Attitude Control System Testbeds for Small Satellites20 Jul 2023US 2023/0227180 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic torquing system for changing the spin rate of an orbiting satellite122US 4,114,841 ARCA Corporation · 1978
- Method for extending the useful life of a space satellite113US 5,511,748 A1996
- Multiple usage thruster mounting configuration91US 6,032,904 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 2000
- Energy storage attitude control and reference system77US 4,723,735 AThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · 1988
- Three axis attitude control system65US 4,732,353 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1988