IPC Main Group
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
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B64U 10/1 Rotorcrafts
- 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
- 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