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B64U 40/00

On-board mechanical arrangements for adjusting control surfaces or rotors; On-board mechanical arrangements for in-flight adjustment of the base configuration (control of position, course, altitude or attitude of air or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot, G05D1/00)

Filing statistics

CPC B64U 40/00 belongs to the parent subclass B64U, which recorded 63,900 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 806 in 2013 to 6,243 in 2023 (+675%), peaking at 8,811 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B64 are BOEING COMPANY (9,861 applications), AIRBUS OPERATIONS (3,766 applications) and AIRBUS OPERATIONS (3,112 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • B64U 40/10 for adjusting control surfaces or rotors
  • B64U 40/20 for in-flight adjustment of the base configuration

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B64, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOEING COMPANY US 9,861
  2. AIRBUS OPERATIONS DE 3,766
  3. AIRBUS OPERATIONS FR 3,112
  4. SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CN 2,840
  5. HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 2,753
  6. GOODRICH CORPORATION US 2,427
  7. AIRBUS OPERATIONS GB 2,356
  8. BOEING COMPANY 2,057
  9. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 1,815
  10. AIRBUS OPERATIONS 1,723