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ASTRIUM GMBH

237Patents
171Active
237Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1999 → Jun 1, 2018 · 98 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6315719A System for long-term remote medical monitoring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 353 Expired
US8390402B2 Waveguide comprised of various flexible inner dielectric regions Electricity 227 Active
US6452086B1 Solar cell comprising a bypass diode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6523784B2 Arrangement for recovering spacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US6543725B1 Flexible, foldable solar generator for spacecrafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6555740B2 Extendible solar generator with an extendible supporting array structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8897403B2 Antenna Electricity 25 Active
US6497390B1 Thermal protection system especially for space vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6607166B1 Inflatable flying body for the rescue descent of a person Human Necessities 21 Expired
US7714797B2 Phased array antenna Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US6359584B1 Radar for space-borne use Physics 19 Expired
US6930654B2 Deployable antenna reflector Electricity 19 Expired
US6817579B2 Passenger transport module system for supersonic aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6849843B2 Focal surface and detector for opto-electronic imaging systems, manufacturing method and opto-electronic imaging system Electricity 18 Expired
US6378290B1 High-frequency ion source Electricity 17 Expired
US7196653B2 Imaging apparatus and method Physics 17 Expired
US6536208B1 Device for supplying fuel for a rocket propulsion unit and heat exchanger to be used in said device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US8145966B2 Remote testing system and method Electricity 15 Active
US6470670B2 Liquid fuel rocket engine with a closed flow cycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US8344945B2 System for simplification of reconfigurable beam-forming network processing within a phased array antenna for a telecommunications satellite Electricity 14 Active
US7760517B2 Converter for an ion propulsion system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8048211B2 Tank with a gas extraction device for storing cryogenic liquid or fuel for spacecraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6590149B2 Solar simulator with movable filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7837154B2 Deployable heat shield and deceleration structure for spacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US8634414B2 Modular digital processing system for telecommunications satellite payloads Electricity 12 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.