F02K 9/343
Joints, connections, seals therefor
Official title: {Joints, connections, seals therefor}
F02K9/343 (Joints, connections, seals therefor) appears on 65 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02K- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 137
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rocket motor10 Feb 2026US 12,545,438 B2Cesaroni Aerospace Incorporated
- Seal for gimbaling and/or fixed rocket engine nozzles, and associated systems and methods29 Jul 2025US 12,372,048 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Hybrid metal composite structures, joint structures, and related methods24 Dec 2024US 12,173,670 B2Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Cold gas thruster with solid propellant28 May 2024US 11,993,401 B2Thrustme
- Propulsion system with single initiator for multiple rocket motors26 Dec 2023US 11,852,104 B2Raytheon Company
- Displacement controlled joint30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218669 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Joint for Rocket Motor16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201853 A1Ursa Major Technologies, Inc.
- Rocket motor21 May 2026US 2026/0138757 A1Cesaroni Aerospace Incorporated
- Joint for mounting components on a rocket12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071592 A1Blue Origin, LLC
- Joint for mounting components on a rocket12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071593 A1Blue Origin, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Assembly including tubular bodies and mated with a compression loaded adhesive bond117US 5,984,369 ACordant Technologies Inc. · 1999
- Payload housing and assembly joint for a launch vehicle77US 5,743,492 ALockheed Martin Corporation · 1998
- Method and apparatus for providing an insensitive munition54US 5,311,820 AThiokol Corporation · 1994
- Launch vehicle system38US 5,529,264 ALockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. · 1996
- Safety mechanism for rendering a rocket motor non-propulsive30US 5,044,154 AThiokol Corporation · 1991