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B64C 1/00

Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
Subclass:
AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS

Filing statistics

IPC B64C 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B64C, which recorded 147,606 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,800 in 2013 to 9,217 in 2023 (+59%), peaking at 18,666 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B64 are BOEING COMPANY (8,583 applications), AIRBUS OPERATIONS (3,430 applications) and AIRBUS OPERATIONS (2,757 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

aircraft FUSELAGES

14 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B64C 1/14 Windows; Doors; Hatch covers or access panels; Surrounding frame structures; Canopies; Windscreens
  • B64C 1/16 specially adapted for mounting power plant
  • B64C 1/22 Other structures integral with fuselages to facilitate loading
  • B64C 1/24 Steps mounted on, and retractable within, fuselages
  • B64C 1/26 Attaching the wing or tail units or stabilising surfaces
  • B64C 1/28 Parts of fuselage relatively movable to improve pilots view
  • B64C 1/3 Parts of fuselage relatively movable to reduce overall dimensions of aircraft
  • B64C 1/32 Severable or jettisonable parts of fuselage facilitating emergency escape
  • B64C 1/34 comprising inflatable structural components
  • B64C 1/36 adapted to receive antennas or radomes
  • B64C 1/38 Constructions adapted to reduce effects of aerodynamic or other external heating
  • B64C 1/4 Sound or heat insulation

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B64, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOEING COMPANY US 8,583
  2. AIRBUS OPERATIONS DE 3,430
  3. AIRBUS OPERATIONS FR 2,757
  4. HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 2,332
  5. SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CN 2,109
  6. AIRBUS OPERATIONS GB 2,084
  7. GOODRICH CORPORATION US 2,053
  8. XI'AN AIRCRAFT DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION INDUSTRY CORPORATION OF CHINA 1,938
  9. BOEING COMPANY 1,816
  10. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS 1,589