B64U
Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]
Official title: Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]; equipment therefor
B64U (Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]) appears on 12,812 US grants and 16,507 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 12,812
- Published applications
- 16,507
- Assignees
- 3,506
- Inventors
- 21,410
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 17 |
| 2003 | 24 | 30 |
| 2004 | 19 | 33 |
| 2005 | 27 | 43 |
| 2006 | 34 | 44 |
| 2007 | 31 | 46 |
| 2008 | 23 | 42 |
| 2009 | 23 | 81 |
| 2010 | 47 | 109 |
| 2011 | 51 | 85 |
| 2012 | 89 | 125 |
| 2013 | 77 | 111 |
| 2014 | 101 | 210 |
| 2015 | 223 | 307 |
| 2016 | 292 | 723 |
| 2017 | 615 | 1332 |
| 2018 | 841 | 1620 |
| 2019 | 1189 | 1838 |
| 2020 | 1406 | 1920 |
| 2021 | 1321 | 1777 |
| 2022 | 1261 | 1680 |
| 2023 | 1470 | 1400 |
| 2024 | 1471 | 1238 |
| 2025 | 1280 | 926 |
| 2026 | 772 | 769 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B64U 2101/00Uavs specially adapted for particular uses or applicationsIndexing code8,461
- B64U 10/00Type of uav7,401
- B64U 2201/00Uavs characterised by their flight controlsIndexing code7,111
- B64U 50/00Propulsion4,240
- B64U 30/00Means for producing lift3,642
- B64U 20/00Constructional aspects of uavs2,343
- B64U 70/00Launching, take-off or landing arrangements2,229
- B64U 80/00Transport or storage specially adapted for uavs1,584
Recent patents
- Charging connection device for drone6 Oct 2026US 12,752,646 B2Argosdyne Co. Ltd.
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pest abatement device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,917 B2
- Systems and methods for a transformable unmanned aerial vehicle with coplanar and omnidirectional features6 Oct 2026US 12,752,938 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Slip-through tether and attachment system for robot movement along a tether6 Oct 2026US 12,752,939 B2America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Bi-stable spring mechanism for drone latching and inspection of round surfaces6 Oct 2026US 12,752,940 B1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Agricultural material ejection apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305519 A1Kubota Corporation
- Control method and apparatus for load of movable platform, and movable platform and medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305523 A1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
- Work machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305531 A1Kubota Corporation
- Automated secure package delivery and storage system with integrated aerial vehicle support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305858 A1
- Robotic system for facade operation of a building facade and the method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305898 A1Skybotics Technology Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Providing a medical support device via an unmanned aerial vehicle489US 8,948,935 B1Google Inc. · 2015
- Authentication systems and methods for generating flight regulations437US 9,412,278 B1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2016
- Multi-use UAV docking station systems and methods430US 9,387,928 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Systems and methods for UAV docking417US 9,056,676 B1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2015
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000