G09B 9/00
Simulators for teaching or training purposes
Official title: Simulators for teaching or training purposes (for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; {protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131})
G09B9/00 (Simulators for teaching or training purposes) appears on 3,377 US grants and 3,116 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09B- Granted patents
- 3,377
- Published applications
- 3,116
- Assignees
- 1,681
- Inventors
- 7,548
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | 36 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | 35 | 0 |
| 1989 | 47 | 0 |
| 1990 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | 53 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 67 | 0 |
| 1994 | 67 | 0 |
| 1995 | 55 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 66 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 17 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 |
| 2003 | 36 | 59 |
| 2004 | 30 | 39 |
| 2005 | 16 | 37 |
| 2006 | 30 | 55 |
| 2007 | 20 | 72 |
| 2008 | 22 | 56 |
| 2009 | 21 | 73 |
| 2010 | 32 | 63 |
| 2011 | 33 | 63 |
| 2012 | 48 | 84 |
| 2013 | 55 | 91 |
| 2014 | 94 | 111 |
| 2015 | 75 | 146 |
| 2016 | 92 | 160 |
| 2017 | 138 | 200 |
| 2018 | 117 | 210 |
| 2019 | 167 | 212 |
| 2020 | 178 | 210 |
| 2021 | 180 | 243 |
| 2022 | 178 | 225 |
| 2023 | 191 | 187 |
| 2024 | 156 | 177 |
| 2025 | 141 | 145 |
| 2026 | 109 | 136 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G09B 9/02Simulators for teaching or training purposes: for teaching control of vehicles or2,137
- G09B 9/003Simulators for teaching or training purposes: for military purposes and tactics311
- G09B 9/006Simulators for teaching or training purposes: for locating or ranging of objects99
- G09B 9/54Simulation of radar85
- G09B 9/56Simulation of sonar20
Recent patents
- Virtual reality training system and floor unit therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,749,273 B2INTERACT Co., Ltd.
- Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis simulation device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,415 B2
- Golf simulator system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,187 B2TMRW Sports, Inc.
- Mission-based, game-implemented cyber training system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,743,964 B2Circadence Corporation
- Audio/video training system for healthcare training22 Sep 2026US 12,743,967 B1Education Management Solutions, Inc.
- System and method for machine monitoring8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308889 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Simulating vessel behaviour8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311615 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Weapon targeting training system and method therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311616 A1Sinab Technologies Pty Ltd
- Motorcycle simulator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311617 A1Simracing Dh, S.L.U
- Simulator, simulation method, simulation program, and simulator system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311618 A1Sony Group Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex1,253US 6,697,048 B2Immersion Corporation · 2004
- Surgical procedure capture, modelling, and editing interactive playback745US 9,396,669 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC · 2016
- Interactive aircraft training system and method651US 5,320,538 AHughes Training, Inc. · 1994
- High bandwidth force feedback interface using voice coils and flexures633US 5,805,140 AImmersion Corporation · 1998
- Panoramic display system611US 5,130,794 A1992