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B64U 10/00

Type of UAV

Introduced: January 2023

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
Subclass:
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

Filing statistics

IPC B64U 10/00 belongs to the parent subclass B64U, which recorded 21,438 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7 in 2013 to 12,831 in 2023 (+183200%). 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

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B64U 10/2 Vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft
  • B64U 10/25 Fixed-wing aircraft
  • B64U 10/3 Lighter-than-air aircraft, e.g. aerostatic aircraft
  • B64U 10/4 Ornithopters
  • B64U 10/5 Glider-type UAVs, e.g. with parachute, parasail or kite
  • B64U 10/6 Tethered aircraft
  • B64U 10/7 Convertible aircraft, e.g. convertible into land vehicles
  • B64U 10/8 UAVs characterised by their small size, e.g. micro air vehicles [MAV]

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