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B64U 70/00

Launching, take-off or landing arrangements

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 70/1 for releasing or capturing UAVs by hand
  • B64U 70/2 for releasing or capturing UAVs in flight by another aircraft
  • B64U 70/3 for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
  • B64U 70/4 Landing characterised by flight manoeuvres, e.g. deep stall
  • B64U 70/5 Launching from storage containers, e.g. from submarine missile tubes
  • B64U 70/6 Take-off or landing of UAVs from a runway using their own power
  • B64U 70/7 Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails

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