IPC Main Group
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
Filing statistics
IPC B64U 70/00 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
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
- B64U 70/8 Vertical take-off or landing, e.g. using rockets
- B64U 70/9 Launching from or landing on platforms
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