B64U 10/50
Glider-type uavs
Official title: Glider-type UAVs, e.g. with parachute, parasail or kite (for landing B64U70/83)
B64U10/50 (Glider-type uavs) appears on 84 US grants and 116 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 116
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 220
- Latest grant
- 23 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 16 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 15 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and system for decelerating and redirecting an airborne platform23 Dec 2025US 12,504,770 B2Parazero Ltd.
- Inflatable wing25 Nov 2025US 12,479,567 B1
- Drone21 Oct 2025US 12,448,159 B2
- Line climber for kite-based atmospheric profiling and remote sensing7 Oct 2025US 12,434,835 B1United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Solar powered stratospheric glider30 Sep 2025US 12,428,173 B2Solaris Suborbital Inc.
- Field treatment using powered parafoil aircraft6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225715 A1Precision AI Inc.
- Aerial delivery vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175974 A1Freedom Flight Works, Inc.
- Solar powered plane14 May 2026US 2026/0131912 A1Solaris Suborbital Inc.
- Automated towed glider control system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077854 A1Pathfinder Systems, Inc.
- Solar powered stratospheric glider12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070686 A1Solaris Suborbital Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Arrestment system129US 4,311,290 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1982
- Aircraft recovery methods121US 3,980,259 ABritish Aircraft Corporation Limited · 1976
- System for tactical balloon launch and payload return59US 8,061,648 B22011
- Remote controlled aerial reconnaissance vehicle55US 9,033,281 B12015
- Wind driven apparatus for power generation53US 4,251,040 A1981