F42B 10/50
Brake flaps
Official title: Brake flaps {, e.g. inflatable}
F42B10/50 (Brake flaps) appears on 89 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 143
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Projectile and fuze with fin18 Aug 2026US 12,710,256 B2Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Mechanism for securing then deploying a rotationally coupled rigid member to and from a frame via retention then release of tension in a curved member4 Mar 2025US 12,241,727 B2Raytheon Company
- Inflatable bladder fairing recovery system with repositioning mechanisms and method31 Dec 2024US 12,179,941 B1United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.
- Non-lethal projectile6 Aug 2024US 12,055,370 B2
- Joule-Thompson cooler actuation systems11 Jun 2024US 12,007,212 B2Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
- Limited range low terminal velocity projectile12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071858 A1Slow Shot, LLC
- Mechanism for securing then deploying a rotationally coupled rigid member to and from a frame via retention then release of tension in a curved member20 Jun 2024US 2024/0200916 A1Raytheon Company
- Projectile and fuse with brake20 Jun 2024US 2024/0200917 A1Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Projectile and fuse with fin13 Jun 2024US 2024/0191980 A1Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Airflow Plate Fins25 May 2023US 2023/0160671 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Micro-drag generators for aerodynamic and hydrodynamic braking and control50US 6,131,853 A2000
- 2-D projectile trajectory corrector50US 6,502,786 B2United Defense, L.P. · 2003
- 2-D projectile trajectory corrector49US 6,666,402 B2United Defense, L.P. · 2003
- Recovery system46US 4,832,288 AAerospace Recovery System, Inc. · 1989
- Ammunition cartridge with differently packed shotshell wad projectile chambers41US 6,367,388 B12002