USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 433 granted patents across 191 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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433

Total patents granted

191

CPC technology areas

13.4

Avg claims per patent

+0%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Airbus holds 433 US patents across 191 technology areas, rank #1,014 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,014
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (58.7/100): 13.4
avg claims per patent: +0%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh has been granted 433 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh at rank #1,014 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 191 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT). As a Foreign Corporation, Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Airbus sits between Akamai Technologies, Inc. (434 patents, rank #1,010) and Lite-on Electronics (guangzhou) Limited (431 patents, rank #1,018) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 58.7/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 217 grants, compared with 216 in the 2015–2019 window, a +0% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a diversified footprint across 100+ CPC subclasses spreads risk across many technology fronts. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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434
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431

What this shows Airbus holds 433 patents at rank #1,014, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Airbus

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,014 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64D (Equipment FOR Fitting IN OR TO Aircraft)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Airbus's primary technology class.

Airbus's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	1.4%
2016	23	5.3%
2017	54	12.5%
2018	65	15.0%
2019	68	15.7%
2020	53	12.2%
2021	38	8.8%
2022	37	8.5%
2023	36	8.3%
2024	38	8.8%
2025	15	3.5%

Which technologies does Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh patent most?

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 85

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 76

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 63

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 49

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 43

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 40

H04B - TRANSMISSION 37

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 33

B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 32

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 32

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 31

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 26

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 26

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 24

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 22

Top 15 of 191 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,014

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

58.7 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh hold?

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh holds 433 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 191 technology areas.

What is Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's Innovation Score?

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh has an Innovation Score of 58.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh focus on?

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's top technology area is B64D (EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT) with 85 patents. The company has filed patents in 191 CPC subclasses total.

Is Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's recent filing velocity is +0% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's patents?

Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh's patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Airbus's 433 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Airbus ranks #1,014 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64D - see who else leads that technology area. B64D leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.