B64G 1/64
Systems for coupling or separating cosmonautic vehicles or parts thereof
Official title: Systems for coupling or separating cosmonautic vehicles or parts thereof, e.g. docking arrangements
B64G1/64 (Systems for coupling or separating cosmonautic vehicles or parts thereof) appears on 1,389 US grants and 1,104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 1,389
- Published applications
- 1,104
- Assignees
- 470
- Inventors
- 2,588
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 4 |
| 2002 | 34 | 20 |
| 2003 | 30 | 29 |
| 2004 | 29 | 22 |
| 2005 | 17 | 27 |
| 2006 | 19 | 18 |
| 2007 | 12 | 21 |
| 2008 | 15 | 20 |
| 2009 | 18 | 33 |
| 2010 | 17 | 18 |
| 2011 | 25 | 26 |
| 2012 | 23 | 22 |
| 2013 | 21 | 31 |
| 2014 | 20 | 33 |
| 2015 | 25 | 48 |
| 2016 | 37 | 45 |
| 2017 | 49 | 46 |
| 2018 | 31 | 60 |
| 2019 | 52 | 62 |
| 2020 | 68 | 66 |
| 2021 | 54 | 85 |
| 2022 | 68 | 87 |
| 2023 | 87 | 68 |
| 2024 | 82 | 80 |
| 2025 | 95 | 82 |
| 2026 | 57 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Satellite array architecture6 Oct 2026US 12,756,110 B2
- System and method of ejecting a payload from an extraterrestrial surface29 Sep 2026US 12,747,039 B2Honeybee Robotics, LLC
- Reusable separation system for rocket fairing and payload29 Sep 2026US 12,747,040 B1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Radical latch interface system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,759 B2Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
- Repeating ground track orbits for a reusable launch vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,760 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Reusable separation system for rocket fairing and payload1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296683 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Quick disconnect coupling systems and related methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298384 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Annular support structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274168 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- System for hold down and release of a spacecraft with respect to a launcher17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274450 A1Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
- On-orbit docking and coupling device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274451 A1Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for and method of recognizing and tracking target mark133US 5,521,843 AFujitsu Limited · 1996
- Dead reckoning optoelectronic intelligent docking system124US 4,834,531 AEnergy Optics, Inc. · 1989
- System for and method of recognizating and tracking target mark120US 5,617,335 AFujitsu Limited · 1997
- Method for extending the useful life of a space satellite113US 5,511,748 A1996
- Method and apparatus for deploying a satellite network110US 5,199,672 AOrbital Sciences Corporation · 1993