B64U 80/25
For recharging batteries
Official title: for recharging batteries; for refuelling
B64U80/25 (For recharging batteries) appears on 562 US grants and 732 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 562
- Published applications
- 732
- Assignees
- 287
- Inventors
- 1,224
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 15 | 30 |
| 2017 | 34 | 55 |
| 2018 | 49 | 72 |
| 2019 | 43 | 57 |
| 2020 | 34 | 78 |
| 2021 | 56 | 78 |
| 2022 | 72 | 86 |
| 2023 | 56 | 62 |
| 2024 | 71 | 70 |
| 2025 | 69 | 47 |
| 2026 | 40 | 60 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automated docking of unmanned aerial vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,747,035 B2Skydio, Inc.
- 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.
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including field-portable housing with internal chambers and related methods15 Sep 2026US 12,735,209 B1Eagle Technology, LLC
- Landing and alignment of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a base station15 Sep 2026US 12,735,210 B2Skydio, Inc.
- Automated secure package delivery and storage system with integrated aerial vehicle support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305858 A1
- System and method for providing entertainment, supervision or surveillance services1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296693 A1Egida S.R.L. O, In Forma Abbreviata, Eg S.R.L.
- Drone in a Box24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285515 A1Xcel Energy
- UAV Holding and Charging Structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274471 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Docking configurations for aerial vehicles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250023 A1Zipline International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for UAV docking417US 9,056,676 B1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. · 2015
- Unmanned aerial vehicle base station367US 8,511,606 B1The Boeing Company · 2013
- Battery charging arrangement for unmanned aerial vehicle utilizing the electromagnetic field associated with utility power lines to generate power to inductively charge energy supplies302US 7,714,536 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2010
- Modular drone and methods for use237US 8,989,922 B2Azure Sky Group LLC · 2015
- Vehicle base station222US 8,899,903 B1The Boeing Company · 2014