DIFF Main Group
B64B 1/00 Lighter-than-air aircraft
Introduced: September 1968
Of 8 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B64B 1/02 Non-rigid airships (B64B1/58 takes precedence; balloons B64B1/40) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64B 1/06 Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships (B64B1/58 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64B 1/40 Balloons (B64B1/58 takes precedence; toy balloons A63H27/10) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64B 1/58 Arrangements or construction of gas-bags; Filling arrangements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B64,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- BOEING COMPANY US 8,583
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS DE 3,430
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS FR 2,757
- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 2,332
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CN 2,109
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS GB 2,084
- GOODRICH CORPORATION US 2,053
- XI'AN AIRCRAFT DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION INDUSTRY CORPORATION OF CHINA 1,938
- BOEING COMPANY 1,816
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS 1,589
Top Applicants (CPC)
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