B64G 1/648
Tethers
Official title: {Tethers}
B64G1/648 (Tethers) appears on 120 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 276
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 18 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for tunnel-based capture and propulsive disposal of space debris16 Jun 2026US 12,654,884 B1
- Independently moving space vehicles configured to deploy and position a space structure28 Apr 2026US 12,612,189 B2The Aerospace Corporation
- Satellite dispensing system27 Jan 2026US 12,534,225 B1Blue Origin, LLC
- Satellite dispensing system20 Jan 2026US 12,528,602 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- System and method for improved air-launch of a launch vehicle from a towed aircraft4 Nov 2025US 12,459,672 B2Fenix Space, Inc.
- Satellite dispensing system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192947 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Capturing system and capturing method25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174477 A1Astroscale Japan Inc.
- Devices and manufacture for fiber reinforced high temperature superconductors9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100301 A1LAU Superconductors Inc.
- System and method for a tiered spacecraft docking station and lander25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388340 A1
- Connection assembly4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368356 A1L'Garde, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Satellite retrieval apparatus65US 4,750,692 A1988
- Apparatus for grasping objects in space49US 7,207,525 B2EADS Space Transportation GmbH · 2007
- Method and apparatus for mitigating space debris42US 5,082,211 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Fingered bola body, bola with same, and methods of use38US 5,279,482 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1994
- Propellant depot in space37US 7,559,508 B12009