Y02T 50/10
Drag reduction
Y02T50/10 (Drag reduction) appears on 2,725 US grants and 2,457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02T- Granted patents
- 2,725
- Published applications
- 2,457
- Assignees
- 628
- Inventors
- 3,814
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 51 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 3 |
| 2002 | 44 | 29 |
| 2003 | 38 | 31 |
| 2004 | 36 | 57 |
| 2005 | 41 | 57 |
| 2006 | 37 | 54 |
| 2007 | 29 | 54 |
| 2008 | 23 | 61 |
| 2009 | 34 | 80 |
| 2010 | 54 | 108 |
| 2011 | 69 | 91 |
| 2012 | 96 | 93 |
| 2013 | 85 | 99 |
| 2014 | 93 | 82 |
| 2015 | 86 | 86 |
| 2016 | 99 | 177 |
| 2017 | 115 | 219 |
| 2018 | 126 | 196 |
| 2019 | 156 | 185 |
| 2020 | 189 | 206 |
| 2021 | 172 | 125 |
| 2022 | 151 | 110 |
| 2023 | 133 | 103 |
| 2024 | 124 | 68 |
| 2025 | 85 | 49 |
| 2026 | 35 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Aircraft design and technology6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225706 A1Freedom Aircraft Ventures LLC
- Airflow interrupting devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225710 A1Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000
- Hybrid aircraft245US 5,823,468 A1998
- Electrostatic/pneumatic actuators for active surfaces213US 6,215,221 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2001
- Aircraft191US 5,810,284 A1998
- Serrated trailing edges for improving lift and drag characteristics of lifting surfaces173US 5,088,665 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1992