G09B 9/08
For teaching control of aircraft
Official title: for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer
G09B9/08 (For teaching control of aircraft) appears on 1,299 US grants and 914 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09B- Granted patents
- 1,299
- Published applications
- 914
- Assignees
- 568
- Inventors
- 2,525
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 24 | 20 |
| 2003 | 15 | 28 |
| 2004 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 7 | 25 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010 | 12 | 26 |
| 2011 | 11 | 24 |
| 2012 | 11 | 29 |
| 2013 | 25 | 32 |
| 2014 | 32 | 33 |
| 2015 | 29 | 45 |
| 2016 | 30 | 54 |
| 2017 | 46 | 53 |
| 2018 | 36 | 46 |
| 2019 | 41 | 61 |
| 2020 | 44 | 65 |
| 2021 | 47 | 56 |
| 2022 | 50 | 59 |
| 2023 | 42 | 57 |
| 2024 | 35 | 40 |
| 2025 | 45 | 41 |
| 2026 | 31 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G09B 9/30Simulation of view from aircraft596
- G09B 9/12Motion systems for aircraft simulators285
- G09B 9/16Ambient or aircraft conditions simulated or indicated by instrument or alarm175
- G09B 9/28Simulation of stick forces or the like104
- G09B 9/24Including display or recording of simulated flight path70
- G09B 9/085Special purpose teaching55
- G09B 9/46The aircraft being a helicopter53
- G09B 9/10With simulated flight- or engine-generated force being applied to aircraft occupant49
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- G09B 9/44Providing simulation in a real aircraft flying through the atmosphere without restriction39
- G09B 9/48A model being viewed and manoeuvred from a remote point29
- G09B 9/40Simulation of airborne radar28
- G09B 9/22Including aircraft sound simulation25
- G09B 9/26Simulation of radio-navigation10
- G09B 9/42Aircraft, aircraft simulator or means connected thereto, travelling on the ground or8
- G09B 9/50Automatically directing the course of the aircraft3
Recent patents
- Rotorcraft with an autorotation training mode control system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,176 B2Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
- Systems and methods for context-based cockpit simulation15 Sep 2026US 12,738,177 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Engine failure training method for a hybrid rotorcraft15 Sep 2026US 12,738,178 B2Airbus Helicopters
- Simulated instrument failure panel cover25 Aug 2026US 12,718,705 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Bi-directional communications for vehicle and virtual game situations11 Aug 2026US 12,706,000 B2Red Six Aerospace Inc.
- Weapon targeting training system and method therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311616 A1Sinab Technologies Pty Ltd
- Extensible Device and Testing Apparatus Comprising Same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287463 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Saginomiya Seisakusho
- Training lesson authoring and execution24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290200 A1The Boeing Company
- Flight-cabin training apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268791 A1AeroMed Dynamics LLC
- Transfer of gaming information between aircraft20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245475 A1Avioniq Sweden AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex1,253US 6,697,048 B2Immersion Corporation · 2004
- 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
- Input device including digital force feedback apparatus504US 5,643,087 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1997