Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods
US-2019337638-A1 · Nov 7, 2019 · US
for launching aircraft
for launching aircraft · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B64F1/04 |
| Official title | for launching aircraft |
| Display label | for launching aircraft |
| Total patents | 153 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Launch canister with air bag ram
US-10464693-B2 · Nov 5, 2019 · US
Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube
US-10450089-B2 · Oct 22, 2019 · US
System for detachably coupling an unmanned aerial vehicle within a launch tube
US-10442554-B2 · Oct 15, 2019 · US
Launched air vehicle system
US-10421558-B2 · Sep 24, 2019 · US
Pod launch and landing system for vertical take-off and landing (vtol) unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs)
US-2019276163-A1 · Sep 12, 2019 · US
Home Station for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
US-2019248509-A1 · Aug 15, 2019 · US
Portable balloon launch rig
US-2019217969-A1 · Jul 18, 2019 · US
Pod launch and landing system for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
US-10336470-B2 · Jul 2, 2019 · US
Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft
US-10293929-B2 · May 21, 2019 · US
Unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing control system and control method
US-10287033-B2 · May 14, 2019 · US
Method and Apparatus for Robotic Launch and Capture of a UAV
US-2019126478-A1 · May 2, 2019 · US
Apparatus and method for recovering and launching unmanned aerial vehicle
US-10259594-B2 · Apr 16, 2019 · US
Launch tube restraint system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
US-10239639-B2 · Mar 26, 2019 · US
Home station for unmanned aerial vehicle
US-10239638-B1 · Mar 26, 2019 · US
Parasail-assisted systems and methods for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight
US-2019071176-A1 · Mar 7, 2019 · US
Signal drone for an automobile
US-2018354417-A1 · Dec 13, 2018 · US
Pre-flight self test for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
US-10131451-B2 · Nov 20, 2018 · US
Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube
US-10124909-B2 · Nov 13, 2018 · US
Launched air vehicle system
US-2018257792-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B64F1/04?
- CPC B64F1/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for launching aircraft.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B64F1/04 (for launching aircraft)?
- Our database includes 153 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B64F1/04 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 15 in 2025 (latest complete years).