B64G COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B64G covers spacecraft, launch vehicles, orbital systems, and associated equipment for space exploration and operations beyond Earth's atmosphere. This includes satellites, space stations, propulsion systems for space vehicles, life support systems, docking mechanisms, and cargo handling equipment in space environments. The classification encompasses both crewed and uncrewed space vehicles, as well as ground support equipment and facilities directly related to spaceflight operations. Adjacent aircraft and aviation technologies are classified separately in B64 sister classes.
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B64G 4/00 Tools specially adapted for use in space since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64G 5/00 Ground equipment for vehicles, e.g. starting towers, fuelling arrangements (B64G3/00 takes precedence) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64G 7/00 Simulating cosmonautic conditions, e.g. for conditioning crews +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2009 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