IPC Main Group
B64U 101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
Introduced: January 2023
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- Subclass:
- UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B64U 101/05 for sports or gaming, e.g. drone racing
- B64U 101/1 for generating power to be supplied to a remote station, e.g. UAVs with solar panels
- B64U 101/15 for conventional or electronic warfare
- B64U 101/2 for use as communications relays, e.g. high altitude platforms
- B64U 101/25 for manufacturing or servicing
- B64U 101/3 for imaging, photography or videography
- B64U 101/35 for science, e.g. meteorology
- B64U 101/4 for agriculture or forestry operations
- B64U 101/45 for releasing liquids or powders in-flight, e.g. crop-dusting
- B64U 101/55 for life-saving or rescue operations; for medical use
- B64U 101/6 for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
- B64U 101/7 for use inside enclosed spaces, e.g. in buildings or in vehicles
- B64U 101/75 for extra-terrestrial use, e.g. on the Moon or Mars
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