Y02T 50/40
Weight reduction
Y02T50/40 (Weight reduction) appears on 5,547 US grants and 5,686 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02T- Granted patents
- 5,547
- Published applications
- 5,686
- Assignees
- 1,079
- Inventors
- 8,998
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 52 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 8 |
| 2002 | 42 | 44 |
| 2003 | 44 | 75 |
| 2004 | 55 | 100 |
| 2005 | 59 | 130 |
| 2006 | 81 | 120 |
| 2007 | 59 | 108 |
| 2008 | 58 | 193 |
| 2009 | 85 | 204 |
| 2010 | 109 | 273 |
| 2011 | 155 | 247 |
| 2012 | 187 | 272 |
| 2013 | 243 | 320 |
| 2014 | 281 | 320 |
| 2015 | 299 | 313 |
| 2016 | 299 | 386 |
| 2017 | 304 | 399 |
| 2018 | 331 | 410 |
| 2019 | 397 | 386 |
| 2020 | 413 | 429 |
| 2021 | 361 | 372 |
| 2022 | 308 | 243 |
| 2023 | 320 | 183 |
| 2024 | 215 | 73 |
| 2025 | 141 | 51 |
| 2026 | 51 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Nacelle and mounting arrangement for an aircraft engine437US 5,524,847 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1996
- PFN/TRAC system FAA upgrades for accountable remote and robotics control to stop the unauthorized use of aircraft and to improve equipment management and public safety in transportation319US 6,965,816 B2Kline and Walker LLC · 2005
- Aircraft engine mount with single thrust link272US 6,607,165 B1General Electric Company · 2003
- Hybrid aircraft245US 5,823,468 A1998
- Caul and method for bonding and curing intricate composite structures196US 5,242,523 AThe Boeing Company · 1993