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B64U 70/00 Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
Filing statistics
CPC B64U 70/00 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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Child Classifications
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- B64U 70/10 for releasing or capturing UAVs by hand
- B64U 70/20 for releasing or capturing UAVs in flight by another aircraft
- B64U 70/30 for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
- B64U 70/40 Landing characterised by flight manoeuvres, e.g. deep stall
- B64U 70/50 Launching from storage containers, e.g. from submarine missile tubes
- B64U 70/60 Take-off or landing of UAVs from a runway using their own power
- B64U 70/70 Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails (launching from storage containers B64U70/50)
- B64U 70/80 Vertical take-off or landing, e.g. using rockets (rotorcrafts B64U10/10; VTOL aircraft B64U10/20)
- B64U 70/90 Launching from or landing on platforms
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B64, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- BOEING COMPANY US 9,861
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS DE 3,766
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS FR 3,112
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CN 2,840
- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 2,753
- GOODRICH CORPORATION US 2,427
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS GB 2,356
- BOEING COMPANY 2,057
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 1,815
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS 1,723