B64U 30/296
Rotors with variable spatial positions relative to the uav body
Official title: Rotors with variable spatial positions relative to the UAV body (foldable or collapsible rotors B64U30/293)
B64U30/296 (Rotors with variable spatial positions relative to the uav body) appears on 346 US grants and 420 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 420
- Assignees
- 203
- Inventors
- 677
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 34 | 23 |
| 2026 | 33 | 26 |
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
- Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms29 Sep 2026US 12,747,021 B2Joby Aero, Inc.
- Unmanned aircraft, and method for controlling unmanned aircraft15 Sep 2026US 12,735,206 B2Ishikawa Energy Research Co., Ltd.
- Helix tilt device for tilting coaxial propulsion system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,626 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,709,385 B2
- Battery thermal management system and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307534 A1Joby Aero, Inc.
- Motor assembly including motor capable of being tilted, and unmanned aerial vehicle having same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296689 A1Air & H Aerospace Inc.
- Unmanned aerial vehicle systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285513 A1Swiss Robotics and Advanced Technologies AG
- Hydrogen Powered Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285514 A1
- Coaxial rotor pair assembly with variable collective pitch rotor / propeller for flight vehicle or drone17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274464 A1Toofon, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Helicopter with folding rotor arms204US 8,292,215 B2Draganfly Innovations Inc. · 2012
- Transportation network utilizing autonomous vehicles for transporting items167US 9,786,187 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2017
- Dual rotor helicopter with tilted rotational axes152US 8,052,081 B2Draganfly Innovations Inc. · 2011
- Modular and morphable air vehicle125US 9,045,226 B2Piasecki Aircraft Corporation · 2015
- Insect-like micro air vehicle having perching, energy scavenging, crawling, and offensive payload capabilities120US 8,167,234 B12012