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B64U 50/10

Propulsion (rotors specially adapted for rotorcraft or VTOL B64U30/20)

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Propulsion; Power supply > Propulsion (rotors specially adapted for rotorcraft or VTOL B64U30/20)

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  • B64U 50/11 using internal combustion piston engines
  • B64U 50/12 using turbine engines, e.g. turbojets or turbofans
  • B64U 50/15 using combustion exhausts other than turbojets or turbofans, e.g. using rockets, ramjets, scramjets or pulse-reactors
  • B64U 50/16 using means other than air displacement or combustion exhaust, e.g. water or magnetic levitation
  • B64U 50/18 Thrust vectoring
  • B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors

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