Independently moving space vehicles configured to deploy and/or position structures
US-2025100718-A1 · Mar 27, 2025 · US
Solar sailing
Solar sailing · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B64G1/407 |
| Official title | {Solar sailing} |
| Display label | Solar sailing |
| Total patents | 56 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Maneuvering spacecraft having solar sails
US-12195203-B2 · Jan 14, 2025 · US
Maneuvering spacecraft having solar sails
US-2024182184-A1 · Jun 6, 2024 · US
Satellite control system using electrically controllable variable reflection glass panels
US-11987392-B2 · May 21, 2024 · US
Configuration construction and attitude control method for pyramid deorbit sail
US-11845573-B2 · Dec 19, 2023 · US
Sheet-like structure, shape estimation method, and spacecraft
US-11768070-B2 · Sep 26, 2023 · US
Enhanced thrust from ion-propelled spacecraft via tethered ion blocker
US-11722123-B2 · Aug 8, 2023 · US
Optical device, attitude control apparatus, and spacecraft
US-11679901-B2 · Jun 20, 2023 · US
Configuration construction and attitude control method for pyramid deorbit sail
US-2023113577-A1 · Apr 13, 2023 · US
Sheet-like structure, shape estimation method, and spacecraft
US-2023073182-A1 · Mar 9, 2023 · US
Sheet-like structure, shape estimation method, and spacecraft
US-11512944-B2 · Nov 29, 2022 · US
Multifunctional structures for attitude control
US-2022089299-A1 · Mar 24, 2022 · US
Large-scale space-based solar power station: power transmission using steerable beams
US-11128179-B2 · Sep 21, 2021 · US
Re-useable, deployable, sun-shade and solar sail mechanism
US-11124319-B2 · Sep 21, 2021 · US
Enhanced thrust from ion-propelled spacecraft via tethered ion blocker
US-2021269177-A1 · Sep 2, 2021 · US
Energy extraction and storage, and propulsion systems for space vehicles
US-10954004-B2 · Mar 23, 2021 · US
Method for packing and unpacking a spacecraft membrane, spacecraft membrane package and spacecraft membrane handling unit
US-10934024-B2 · Mar 2, 2021 · US
Spacecraft rendezvous and docking techniques
US-10882644-B1 · Jan 5, 2021 · US
Brake device and method and device for unfolding a roller-up elongate hollow member
US-2020324922-A1 · Oct 15, 2020 · US
Deployable solar array for small spacecraft
US-10793296-B2 · Oct 6, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B64G1/407?
- CPC B64G1/407 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Solar sailing.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B64G1/407 (Solar sailing)?
- Our database includes 56 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B64G1/407 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).