DIFF Main Group
B64C 27/00 Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
Introduced: September 1968
Of 12 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.
3 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B64C 27/20 Rotorcraft characterised by having shrouded rotors, e.g. flying platforms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64C 27/22 Compound rotorcraft, i.e. aircraft using in flight the features of both aeroplane and rotorcraft IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64C 27/52 Tilting of rotor bodily relative to fuselage (of see-saw type construction B64C27/43) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64C 27/54 Mechanisms for controlling blade adjustment or movement relative to rotor head, e.g. lag-lead movement IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64C 27/82 characterised by the provision of an auxiliary rotor or fluid-jet device for counter-balancing lifting rotor torque or changing direction of rotorcraft +7 CPC 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