B64G 1/44
Using radiation
Official title: using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays
B64G1/44 (Using radiation) appears on 926 US grants and 755 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 926
- Published applications
- 755
- Assignees
- 349
- Inventors
- 1,693
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 1 |
| 2002 | 21 | 24 |
| 2003 | 31 | 22 |
| 2004 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 13 | 21 |
| 2006 | 11 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 12 | 27 |
| 2010 | 12 | 14 |
| 2011 | 14 | 27 |
| 2012 | 13 | 20 |
| 2013 | 24 | 12 |
| 2014 | 27 | 24 |
| 2015 | 23 | 20 |
| 2016 | 19 | 44 |
| 2017 | 42 | 39 |
| 2018 | 31 | 45 |
| 2019 | 34 | 39 |
| 2020 | 54 | 56 |
| 2021 | 39 | 53 |
| 2022 | 39 | 44 |
| 2023 | 52 | 47 |
| 2024 | 49 | 45 |
| 2025 | 49 | 47 |
| 2026 | 38 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for a satellite, carrier panel and satellite6 Oct 2026US 12,752,936 B2
- Lunar power grid assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,937 B2Voyager Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays22 Sep 2026US 12,741,757 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Contained gas recirculation system for a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,758 B2Belen Aerospace Corporation
- Thermal management system for structures in space15 Sep 2026US 12,735,200 B2AST & Science, LLC
- Beam profilometry method and system at optical surfaces using in-situ optical power sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298704 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286917 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- System for producing remote sensing data from near earth orbit3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257991 A1Skeyeon, Inc.
- Directing light for thermal and power applications in space30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217388 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Spacecraft combining solar-thermal collector, solar-thermal rocket and photovoltaic array in a compact assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208884 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solar array system352US 6,262,558 B12001
- Solar array output regulator using variable light transmission183US 5,289,998 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994
- Solar cell arrangement180US 6,441,297 B12002
- Solar cell assembly163US 6,034,322 ASpace Systems/Loral, Inc. · 2000
- Foldable low concentration solar array143US 5,520,747 AAstro Aerospace Corporation · 1996