B64U 10/20
Vertical take-off and landing [vtol] aircraft
Official title: Vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft (flying platforms B64U10/13; helicopters B64U10/17)
B64U10/20 (Vertical take-off and landing [vtol] aircraft) appears on 602 US grants and 772 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 602
- Published applications
- 772
- Assignees
- 262
- Inventors
- 1,131
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 3 | 27 |
| 2017 | 24 | 39 |
| 2018 | 30 | 56 |
| 2019 | 40 | 63 |
| 2020 | 50 | 80 |
| 2021 | 49 | 63 |
| 2022 | 60 | 104 |
| 2023 | 86 | 87 |
| 2024 | 94 | 75 |
| 2025 | 76 | 52 |
| 2026 | 46 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms29 Sep 2026US 12,747,021 B2Joby Aero, Inc.
- Unmanned delivery system and unmanned delivery method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,381 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Aeronautical vehicle and method of transitioning between flight modes for an aeronautical vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,736 B2Technische Universiteit Delft
- Method for fixing flight vehicle during transportation and mobility-as-a-service (MAAS) providing method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,765 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Blended wing body tailsitter UAV15 Sep 2026US 12,735,181 B2Airbound International Inc.
- Variable-pitch propeller passively controlled by thrust8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307780 A1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Articulated ring wing evtol structure with distributed propulsion and advanced dynamic payload stabilization system and integrated energy regeneration and safety systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307829 A1Aerial MECHANICA Inc.
- Motor assembly including motor capable of being tilted, and unmanned aerial vehicle having same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296689 A1Air & H Aerospace Inc.
- Hydrogen Powered Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285514 A1
- Reduced noise rotor for aerial vehicles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274457 A1Zipline International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Providing emergency medical services using unmanned aerial vehicles247US 9,051,043 B1Google Inc. · 2015
- Vertical take-off and landing aircraft165US 9,120,560 B1Latitude Engineering, LLC · 2015
- Modular flying vehicle133US 8,453,962 B22013
- Flying-wing aircraft127US 8,602,348 B22013
- Unmanned VTOL ground surveillance vehicle122US 5,575,438 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1996