for handling aircraft

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2024

Full Title

Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations > for handling aircraft

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
Subclass:: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC B64F 1/22 belongs to the parent subclass B64F, which recorded 44,596 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,829 in 2013 to 4,354 in 2023 (+138%), peaking at 5,684 applications in 2021. 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

ground installations for HANDLING aircraft

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Child Classifications

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B64F 1/221 for handling seaplanes
B64F 1/222 for storing aircraft, e.g. in hangars
B64F 1/223 for towing aircraft
B64F 1/24 Adaptations of turntables

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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