Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Blue Origin, LLC

75Patents
75Active
75Granted
72Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 2010 → Apr 10, 2024 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8678321B2 Sea landing of space launch vehicles and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US8534530B2 Inflatable ring for supporting friction welding workpieces, and associated systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8408497B2 Launch vehicles with fixed and deployable deceleration surfaces, and/or shaped fuel tanks, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US8729442B2 Predicting and correcting trajectories Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8424808B2 Compensating for wind prior to engaging airborne propulsion devices Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8408443B2 Modular friction welding head and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US9217389B1 Rocket turbopump valves and associated systems and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US9079674B1 Composite structures for aerospace vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9487308B2 Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8894016B2 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9580191B2 Control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8876059B2 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8878111B2 Bidirectional control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8991767B2 Control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US11262014B2 Quick disconnect coupling systems and related methods Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US11467003B1 Voltage-current phase-based method for linear and rotary transformer systems, and associated systems and methods Electricity 4 Active
US10822122B2 Vertical landing systems for space vehicles and associated methods Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US12140109B2 Transpiration-cooled systems having permeable and non-permeable portions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11174818B2 High temperature thermal protection system for rockets, and associated methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11643995B1 Liquid rocket engine injector with variable flow area Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9469418B1 Composite structures for aerospace vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10518911B2 Control surfaces for use with high speed vehicles, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11391243B1 Seal for gimbaling and/or fixed rocket engine nozzles, and associated systems and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11890807B1 Systems and methods for controlling additive manufacturing processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11560243B2 Spacecraft multifunction connecting mechanisms including interchangeable port opening docking mechanisms, and associated systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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