F02K 9/80
Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor: characterised by
Official title: characterised by thrust or thrust vector control (burning control of solid propellants F02K9/26; feeding control of liquid or gaseous propellants F02K9/56; re-ignitable, restartable or intermittently operated rocket-engine plants F02K9/94)
F02K9/80 (Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor: characterised by) appears on 403 US grants and 273 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02K- Granted patents
- 403
- Published applications
- 273
- Assignees
- 177
- Inventors
- 783
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 12 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 23 |
| 2017 | 11 | 19 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020 | 22 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 |
| 2024 | 21 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02K 9/84Using movable nozzles86
- F02K 9/805Servo-mechanisms or control devices therefor85
- F02K 9/82By injection of a secondary fluid into the rocket exhaust gases62
- F02K 9/86Using nozzle throats of adjustable cross- section59
- F02K 9/90Using deflectors52
- F02K 9/88Using auxiliary rocket nozzles47
- F02K 9/92Incorporating means for reversing or terminating thrust18
Recent patents
- Thrust vector control for hybrid propellants rocket engine with embedded fluid injection ports22 Sep 2026US 12,742,433 B2Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics Inc.
- Device for autonomous rocketry28 Jul 2026US 12,692,826 B2
- Roll control thruster and hybrid rocket comprising same21 Apr 2026US 12,607,157 B2Innospace Co., Ltd.
- Rocket engine with dual contour nozzle17 Feb 2026US 12,553,404 B2Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc.
- Evanescent or fugacious thrust deflector18 Nov 2025US 12,473,876 B2The Aerospace Corporation
- Module for projectile10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266241 A1Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
- Displacement controlled joint30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218669 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Thruster for orbital maneuvers, propulsion system for orbital maneuvers and orbital transport vehicle14 May 2026US 2026/0132761 A1D-Orbit S.P.A.
- Heat shield with recessed dual-expansion nozzle, and vehicle including the same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117728 A1STOKE Space Technologies, Inc.
- Nozzle with Widely-Spaced Thrust Chambers, Engine Including the Nozzle, and Vehicle Including the Engine23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110280 A1STOKE Space Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multiple pintle nozzle propulsion control system70US 5,456,425 AAerojet-General Corporation · 1995
- Missile jet vane control system and method50US 5,806,791 ARaytheon Company · 1998
- Projectile guidance42US 3,977,629 ASociete Europeene de Propulsion · 1976
- Shape changing structure40US 7,216,831 B2The Boeing Company · 2007
- Control device using gas jets for a guided missile39US 4,482,107 AThomson-Brandt · 1984