F02K 9/97
Rocket nozzles
Official title: Rocket nozzles (thrust or thrust vector control F02K9/80)
F02K9/97 (Rocket nozzles) appears on 527 US grants and 416 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02K- Granted patents
- 527
- Published applications
- 416
- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
- 1,106
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 12 |
| 2003 | 18 | 11 |
| 2004 | 15 | 24 |
| 2005 | 17 | 19 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 |
| 2011 | 10 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 21 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 30 |
| 2019 | 12 | 26 |
| 2020 | 30 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 |
| 2022 | 19 | 21 |
| 2023 | 27 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 | 20 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rocket nozzle assembly with separable nozzle extension18 Aug 2026US 12,710,023 B1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Systems and methods for design, manufacture, and test of space thruster propulsion systems11 Aug 2026US 12,704,101 B2Agile Space Industries, Inc.
- Rocket nozzle assembly with separable nozzle extension4 Aug 2026US 12,698,750 B1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Turbine assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,687,137 B2Korea Aerospace Research Institute
- Rocket nozzle assembly with separable nozzle extension21 Jul 2026US 12,687,138 B1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Transpiration-cooled systems having permeable and non-permeable portions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307827 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Transient plasma enhanced combustion device for restartable solid rocket propulsion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309133 A1The Aerospace Corporation
- Joint for Rocket Motor16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201853 A1Ursa Major Technologies, Inc.
- Rocket engine using expander bleed cycle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194030 A1
- Rocket propulsion systems and methods2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185710 A1Relativity Space, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Braided preform for refractory articles and method of making79US 4,519,290 AThiokol Corporation · 1985
- Rotary valve multiple combustor pulse detonation engine76US 5,513,489 AAdroit Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Rotary valve multiple combustor pulse detonation engine70US 5,345,758 AAdroit Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Multiple pintle nozzle propulsion control system70US 5,456,425 AAerojet-General Corporation · 1995
- Method for making a composite component using a transverse tape67US 4,938,824 AThiokol Corporation · 1990