B64U 70/70
Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails
Official title: Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails (launching from storage containers B64U70/50)
B64U70/70 (Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails) appears on 207 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 379
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 13 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 10 | 6 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for detachably coupling an unmanned aerial vehicle within a launch tube15 Sep 2026US 12,735,204 B2AeroVironment, Inc.
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including field-portable housing with internal chambers and related methods15 Sep 2026US 12,735,209 B1Eagle Technology, LLC
- Vertical air vehicle takeoff and landing stabilization apparatuses, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,729,022 B2The Boeing Company
- Emergency transmitter device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,607 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Pneumatic delivery system and methods for use2 Jun 2026US 12,643,695 B2Unitd Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Customizable Sequencing on UAV Holding Systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274469 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Unmanned aerial vehicle management30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221043 A1Imagekeeper LLC
- Vehicle comprising a linear motor launch system powered by a supercapacitor energy accumulator25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176006 A1Dae
- Launcher and lifting system including the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176007 A1Nearthlab Inc.
- Emergency transmitter device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152289 A1Goodrich Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000
- Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles129US 6,874,729 B1Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system127US 7,210,654 B1Mission Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- Unmanned craft126US 4,410,151 AVereinigte Flugtechnische Werke-Fokker GmbH · 1983
- Aircraft recovery methods121US 3,980,259 ABritish Aircraft Corporation Limited · 1976