B64G 1/407
Solar sailing
Official title: {Solar sailing}
B64G1/407 (Solar sailing) appears on 133 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 250
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Independently moving space vehicles configured to deploy and position a space structure28 Apr 2026US 12,612,189 B2The Aerospace Corporation
- Mobile robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control14 Apr 2026US 12,600,501 B2Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
- Solar sail for orbital maneuvers24 Mar 2026US 12,583,629 B2L'Garde, Inc.
- Space vehicles with paraglider re-entry, and associated systems and methods30 Dec 2025US 12,509,252 B2Outpost Technologies Corporation
- Connection assembly9 Sep 2025US 12,409,953 B2L'Garde, Inc.
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217388 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Solar Sail for Orbital Maneuvers2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184443 A1L'Garde, Inc.
- Automatic Vane Controller for Solar Sail16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103297 A1L'Garde, Inc.
- Mobile robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103299 A1Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
- Connection assembly4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368356 A1L'Garde, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structure for storing and unfurling a flexible material44US 8,356,774 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 2013
- Method for controlling the pitch attitude of a satellite by means of solar radiation pressure and satellite, in particular an electric propulsion satellite, suitable for implementation of the method34US 5,312,073 AAerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle · 1994
- Station-keeping using solar sailing30US 4,759,517 AGeneral Electric Company · 1988
- Solar sail for power generation30US 6,194,790 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 2001
- Method of adjusting the position of satellites by means of solar pressure torques29US 5,697,582 ADeutsche Aerospace AG · 1997