B64G 1/363
Using sun sensors
Official title: {using sun sensors}
B64G1/363 (Using sun sensors) appears on 232 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 385
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 |
| 2003 | 13 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays22 Sep 2026US 12,741,757 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Outer space-based vehicle with a payload steering arrangement9 Jun 2026US 12,649,590 B1Eagle Technology, LLC
- Satellite module for attitude determination17 Mar 2026US 12,576,992 B2D-Orbit S.P.A.
- Enclosures for facilitating activities in space, and associated systems and methods7 Oct 2025US 12,438,106 B2Space Arena, Inc.
- Orbital attitude control device, satellite, orbital attitude control method, and recording medium4 Mar 2025US 12,240,631 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Beam profilometry method and system at optical surfaces using in-situ optical power sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298704 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Positioning computer for a satellite having an optical inter-satellite communication system on an anti-Earth face23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109485 A1
- Orientation control of a low-thrust propulsion extraterrestrial vehicle to maintain solar alignment19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077882 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Attitude profile control of a low-thrust propulsion extraterrestrial vehicle19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077883 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Methods and systems for non-earth imaging between non-co-orbital satellites4 Dec 2025US 2025/0371722 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- On-board three-axes attitude determination and control system87US 5,452,869 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995
- Energy storage attitude control and reference system77US 4,723,735 AThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · 1988
- Momentum biased active three-axis satellite attitude control system73US 4,071,211 ARCA Corporation · 1978
- Artificial satellite attitude control system58US 4,617,634 AMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1986
- Arrangement for attitude control and stabilization of a three axes stabilized spacecraft56US 5,931,421 ADaimler-Benz Aerospace AG · 1999