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IPC Subgroup
B64U 50/1

Propulsion

Introduced: January 2023

Full Title

Propulsion; Power supply > Propulsion

Classification Context

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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B64U 50/11 using internal combustion piston engines
  • B64U 50/12 using turbine engines, e.g. turbojets or turbofans
  • B64U 50/15 using combustion exhausts other than turbojets or turbofans, e.g. using rockets, ramjets, scramjets or pulse-reactors
  • B64U 50/16 using means other than air displacement or combustion exhaust, e.g. water or magnetic levitation
  • B64U 50/18 Thrust vectoring
  • B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors

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