B64U 70/95
Means for guiding the landing uav towards the platform
Official title: Means for guiding the landing UAV towards the platform, e.g. lighting means
B64U70/95 (Means for guiding the landing uav towards the platform) appears on 181 US grants and 245 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 245
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 525
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 29 | 25 |
| 2025 | 26 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and carrier platforms therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,747,044 B2Elbit Systems C4I and Cyber Ltd.
- Multi-stage alignment of unmanned aerial vehicles with base stations during docking22 Sep 2026US 12,741,763 B2Skydio, Inc.
- Methods of locking unmanned aerial vehicles to charging hubs in base stations22 Sep 2026US 12,741,764 B2Skydio, Inc.
- Landing and alignment of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a base station15 Sep 2026US 12,735,210 B2Skydio, Inc.
- Charging hubs in base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles including locking mechanisms15 Sep 2026US 12,735,211 B2Skydio, Inc.
- Automated secure package delivery and storage system with integrated aerial vehicle support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305858 A1
- Docking configurations for aerial vehicles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250023 A1Zipline International Inc.
- Docking systems and methods for aerial vehicles6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227798 A1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Device and system for an autonomous mobile robot, drone, and/or courier to deliver, hold, protect, and return parcels for multi-users in both residential and commercial applications6 Aug 2026US 2026/0228678 A1
- Position control system for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and position control method for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211426 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unmanned aerial vehicle automatic landing system104US 5,716,032 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1998
- Unmanned aerial vehicle having an elevated surface sensor86US 11,235,890 B1Working Drones, Inc. · 2022
- Multi-zone battery exchange system79US 9,284,062 B2Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2016
- System, mobile base station and umbilical cabling and tethering (UCAT) assist system75US 10,011,352 B1Working Drones, Inc. · 2018
- Systems and methods for UAV battery power backup66US 9,434,267 B2Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2016