DIFF Main Group
B64U 70/00 Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
Introduced: January 2023
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2023.
Child Classifications
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- B64U 70/20 for releasing or capturing UAVs in flight by another aircraft since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/30 for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/40 Landing characterised by flight manoeuvres, e.g. deep stall since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/50 Launching from storage containers, e.g. from submarine missile tubes since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/60 Take-off or landing of UAVs from a runway using their own power since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/70 Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails (launching from storage containers B64U70/50) since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B64U 70/80 Vertical take-off or landing, e.g. using rockets (rotorcrafts B64U10/10; VTOL aircraft B64U10/20) since 2023 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