B64G 1/641
Interstage or payload connectors
Official title: {Interstage or payload connectors (docking systems B64G1/646)}
B64G1/641 (Interstage or payload connectors) appears on 695 US grants and 482 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 695
- Published applications
- 482
- Assignees
- 254
- Inventors
- 1,326
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 3 |
| 2002 | 22 | 14 |
| 2003 | 20 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 10 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 18 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 20 |
| 2016 | 17 | 26 |
| 2017 | 27 | 22 |
| 2018 | 18 | 27 |
| 2019 | 25 | 29 |
| 2020 | 35 | 33 |
| 2021 | 24 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 36 |
| 2023 | 41 | 25 |
| 2024 | 28 | 33 |
| 2025 | 43 | 30 |
| 2026 | 16 | 28 |
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
- System and method of ejecting a payload from an extraterrestrial surface25 Aug 2026US 12,715,622 B2Honeybee Robotics, LLC
- Annular support structure7 Jul 2026US 12,673,615 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Reusable separation system for rocket fairing and payload1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296683 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Annular support structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274168 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Adaptable Space Vehicle Payload Interface10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264893 A1Ecoatoms, Inc.
- Payload separation device and method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242072 A1
- System and method of ejecting a payload from an extraterrestrial surface23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208885 A1Honeybee Robotics, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for deploying a satellite network110US 5,199,672 AOrbital Sciences Corporation · 1993
- Fusible member connection apparatus and method100US 5,695,306 ALockheed Martin Corporation · 1997
- Electromagnetic attachment mechanism89US 5,145,227 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1992
- Two-stage reusable earth-to-orbit aerospace vehicle and transport system84US 5,927,653 AKistler Aerospace Corporation · 1999
- Horizontal-takeoff transatmospheric launch system82US 4,802,639 AThe Boeing Company · 1989