B64G 5/00
Ground equipment for vehicles
Official title: Ground equipment for vehicles, e.g. starting towers, fuelling arrangements (B64G3/00 takes precedence)
B64G5/00 (Ground equipment for vehicles) appears on 196 US grants and 175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64G- Granted patents
- 196
- Published applications
- 175
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 434
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 22 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 15 |
| 2026 | 6 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for securing an upright rocket15 Sep 2026US 12,735,203 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Satellite system with table and foldable panels produced by additive manufacturing7 Apr 2026US 12,595,079 B2Tusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
- Highly adaptable platform31 Mar 2026US 12,589,894 B1United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.
- Non-tubular rocket stage landing apparatus3 Mar 2026US 12,565,339 B2
- Launch pad system27 Jan 2026US 12,534,228 B2Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Electro-magnetic launch systemsand methods using high force magnetic levitation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274443 A1Electric Launch, LLC
- Reusable vehicle-attachable off-loader6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225735 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Resettable hold down and release mechanism including roller locks23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208887 A1Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
- Recovery system and recovery method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184445 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Center of gravity measurement for launch vehicles18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168879 A1Blue Origin, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two-stage reusable earth-to-orbit aerospace vehicle and transport system84US 5,927,653 AKistler Aerospace Corporation · 1999
- Payload housing and assembly joint for a launch vehicle77US 5,743,492 ALockheed Martin Corporation · 1998
- Optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon77US 7,046,934 B2The Johns Hopkins University · 2006
- Methods and apparatus for reusable launch platform and reusable spacecraft61US 5,667,167 AKistler Aerospace Corporation · 1997
- Space launch vehicles configured as gliders and towed to launch altitude by conventional aircraft48US 5,626,310 AKelly Space & Technology, Inc. · 1997