B64G 1/4005
Air-breathing propulsion
Official title: {Air-breathing propulsion}
B64G1/4005 (Air-breathing propulsion) appears on 33 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 24
- Inventors
- 73
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Geometry optimized low aspect ratio VTOL vehicle system with structurally integrated propulsion28 Jul 2026US 12,692,825 B2Monostage Space Inc.
- Air-breathing plasma thruster25 Nov 2025US 12,479,604 B2U. S. Department of Energy
- Electric ion propulsor7 Oct 2025US 12,434,862 B2
- Air-breathing plasma thruster10 Jun 2025US 12,325,537 B2U. S. Department of Energy
- Electrically powered supersonic and hypersonic propulsor29 Apr 2025US 12,286,942 B2iLight, LLC
- An arc reaction engine and method of use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243170 A1Ace Vtol Pty Ltd
- Geometry optimized low aspect ratio vtol vehicle system with structurally integrated propulsion5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063091 A1Monostage Space Inc.
- Rocket stage and method of landing thereof15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015104 A1Tehiru, Inc.
- Air-Breathing Plasma Thruster7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250032 A1United States Department of Energy
- Propulsion stage of a launch rocket, launch rocket and method for controlling a propulsion stage1 May 2025US 2025/0136296 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination propulsion system for a flying craft92US 5,014,508 AMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbH · 1991
- Two stage launch vehicle and launch trajectory method66US 5,568,901 A1996
- Flyback booster with removable rocket propulsion module50US 6,612,522 B1Starcraft Boosters, Inc. · 2003
- High altitude launch platform payload launching apparatus and method36US 5,295,642 ASpread Spectrum · 1994
- Progressive 3-axis multi-variable propulsion vectoring aerial and spacecraft vehicle36US 6,371,406 B12002