B64G 1/415
Arcjets or resistojets
Official title: {Arcjets or resistojets}
B64G1/415 (Arcjets or resistojets) appears on 129 US grants and 90 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 129
- Published applications
- 90
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 228
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 3 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mass propelled device10 Feb 2026US 12,545,437 B2Schiffbauer Technologies, Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for spacecraft propulsion with a heat exchanger13 Jan 2026US 12,521,784 B2Portal Space Systems Inc.
- Electric propulsion system including heaterless dispenser cathode11 Nov 2025US 12,467,627 B2Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
- Pulsed plasma thrusters with conductive liquid sacrificial electrode(s)21 Oct 2025US 12,452,989 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Bi-modal chemical-electric space propulsion2 Sep 2025US 12,404,041 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- An arc reaction engine and method of use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243170 A1Ace Vtol Pty Ltd
- Vibrating mesh atomizers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233247 A1
- Systems, devices, and methods for spacecraft propulsion with a heat exchanger21 May 2026US 2026/0138175 A1Portal Space Systems Inc.
- Mass propelled device8 May 2025US 2025/0145312 A1Schiffbauer Technologies, Ltd.
- Pulsed plasma thrusters with conductive liquid sacrificial electrode(s)6 Mar 2025US 2025/0081321 A1Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resonant power supply for an arcjet thruster118US 5,414,238 AMartin Marietta Corporation · 1995
- System, method and apparatus for lean combustion with plasma from an electrical arc107US 8,074,439 B2Foret Plasma Labs, LLC · 2011
- Multiple usage thruster mounting configuration91US 6,032,904 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 2000
- Power supply system for arcjet thrusters70US 5,359,180 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994
- Spacecraft optimized arc rocket67US 4,577,461 A1986