IPC Subgroup
B64U 30/2 Rotors; Rotor supports
Introduced: January 2023
Full Title
Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof > Rotors; Rotor supports
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- Subclass:
- UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
Filing statistics
IPC B64U 30/2 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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B64U 30/21 Rotary wings
- B64U 30/24 Coaxial rotors
- B64U 30/26 Ducted or shrouded rotors
- B64U 30/27 Rim-driven rotors
- B64U 30/29 Constructional aspects of rotors or rotor supports; Arrangements thereof
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