B64U 20/70
Constructional aspects of the uav body
Official title: Constructional aspects of the UAV body
B64U20/70 (Constructional aspects of the uav body) appears on 298 US grants and 388 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 388
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 758
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 | 44 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 |
| 2019 | 24 | 27 |
| 2020 | 29 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 35 |
| 2022 | 31 | 34 |
| 2023 | 33 | 44 |
| 2024 | 33 | 35 |
| 2025 | 40 | 45 |
| 2026 | 30 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for a whole-body grasping and perching drone22 Sep 2026US 12,741,761 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- System and apparatus for a high-power microwave sensor using an unmanned aerial vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,762 B1BlueHalo, LLC
- Eyewear controlling an UAV8 Sep 2026US 12,730,503 B2Snap Inc.
- Methods and systems for pneumatic tube payload exchange, drone interaction, and payload delivery25 Aug 2026US 12,717,350 B2CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- Extended range vertical take-off and landing drone11 Aug 2026US 12,703,517 B2Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
- 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.
- Systems and methods for controlling torque for aerial vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285508 A1Sonin Hybrid, LLC
- Electric flight vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285510 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Drone with folding propellers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285512 A1
- Unmanned aerial vehicles having a skeleton and outer shell17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274393 A1AEVEX Aerospace, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus, system and method for retrieving data228US 6,868,314 B12005
- Shroud geometry for unmanned aerial vehicles91US 5,150,857 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1992
- Methods for delivering a parcel to a restricted access area84US 9,928,749 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc. · 2018
- Remote-control flying copter and method77US 9,004,973 B2QFO Labs, Inc. · 2015
- Gyrostabilized self propelled aircraft74US 6,604,706 B12003