B64U 70/00
Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
B64U70/00 (Launching, take-off or landing arrangements) appears on 2,229 US grants and 2,736 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 2,229
- Published applications
- 2,736
- Assignees
- 858
- Inventors
- 4,108
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 15 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 8 | 19 |
| 2010 | 14 | 21 |
| 2011 | 15 | 28 |
| 2012 | 23 | 31 |
| 2013 | 31 | 29 |
| 2014 | 28 | 47 |
| 2015 | 47 | 51 |
| 2016 | 46 | 133 |
| 2017 | 96 | 251 |
| 2018 | 154 | 245 |
| 2019 | 206 | 226 |
| 2020 | 201 | 277 |
| 2021 | 166 | 273 |
| 2022 | 210 | 225 |
| 2023 | 256 | 265 |
| 2024 | 249 | 209 |
| 2025 | 234 | 174 |
| 2026 | 135 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B64U 70/90Launching from or landing on platforms859
- B64U 70/30Launching, take-off or landing arrangements: for capturing uavs in flight by ground479
- B64U 70/80Vertical take-off or landing448
- B64U 70/20Launching, take-off or landing arrangements: for releasing or capturing uavs in flight251
- B64U 70/70Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails207
- B64U 70/50Launching from storage containers158
- B64U 70/60Take-off or landing of uavs from a runway using their own power114
- B64U 70/10Launching, take-off or landing arrangements: for releasing or capturing uavs by hand60
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