B64G 1/365
Using horizon or earth sensors
Official title: {using horizon or Earth sensors}
B64G1/365 (Using horizon or earth sensors) appears on 214 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 214
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 305
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Attitude control system and method21 Jan 2025US 12,202,628 B2Urugus S.A.
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays3 Dec 2024US 12,157,585 B2Blue Origin, LLC
- Enclosures for facilitating activities in space, and associated systems and methods16 Jul 2024US 12,037,142 B2Space Arena, Inc.
- Positioning computer for a satellite having an optical inter-satellite communication system on an anti-Earth face23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109485 A1
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays27 Feb 2025US 2025/0066044 A1Blue Origin, LLC
- Enclosures for facilitating activities in space, and associated systems and methods10 Oct 2024US 2024/0336375 A1Space Arena, Inc.
- Satellite constellation system for transmitting a navigation signal11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230914 A9Xona Space Systems Inc.
- Satellite constellation system for transmitting a navigation signal25 Apr 2024US 2024/0134055 A1Xona Space Systems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic torquing system for changing the spin rate of an orbiting satellite122US 4,114,841 ARCA Corporation · 1978
- Multiple usage thruster mounting configuration91US 6,032,904 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 2000
- Momentum biased active three-axis satellite attitude control system73US 4,071,211 ARCA Corporation · 1978
- Autonomous spacecraft navigation system58US 5,109,346 AMicrocosm, Inc. · 1992
- Arrangement for attitude control and stabilization of a three axes stabilized spacecraft56US 5,931,421 ADaimler-Benz Aerospace AG · 1999