B64U 30/00
Means for producing lift
Official title: Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
B64U30/00 (Means for producing lift) appears on 3,642 US grants and 4,577 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 3,642
- Published applications
- 4,577
- Assignees
- 1,261
- Inventors
- 6,237
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 14 |
| 2003 | 18 | 20 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 |
| 2005 | 15 | 25 |
| 2006 | 22 | 30 |
| 2007 | 16 | 24 |
| 2008 | 12 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 32 |
| 2010 | 19 | 56 |
| 2011 | 23 | 33 |
| 2012 | 50 | 51 |
| 2013 | 36 | 43 |
| 2014 | 41 | 71 |
| 2015 | 92 | 103 |
| 2016 | 90 | 227 |
| 2017 | 173 | 381 |
| 2018 | 227 | 472 |
| 2019 | 310 | 511 |
| 2020 | 422 | 513 |
| 2021 | 355 | 452 |
| 2022 | 295 | 436 |
| 2023 | 426 | 337 |
| 2024 | 387 | 295 |
| 2025 | 320 | 222 |
| 2026 | 199 | 190 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Panoramic unmanned aerial vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,941 B2Antigravity (Sz) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms29 Sep 2026US 12,747,021 B2Joby Aero, Inc.
- Drone29 Sep 2026US 12,747,042 B2
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and carrier platforms therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,747,044 B2Elbit Systems C4I and Cyber Ltd.
- Battery thermal management system and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307534 A1Joby Aero, Inc.
- High-Efficiency UAV Flight Apparatus Integrating Gurney Flap and Distributed Propulsion System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307775 A1National Yang Ming.Chiao Tung University
- 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.
- Subminiature drone comprising rotary artificial muscle motor and operating method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307830 A1Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Centrifugal fan propulsion systems and methods for an aerial vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296685 A1Sacuba Pty Ltd
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
- 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
- Power line sentry charging317US 7,398,946 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 2008