USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Airbus Helicopters

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 501 granted patents across 144 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS).

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

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501

Total patents granted

144

CPC technology areas

17.2

Avg claims per patent

-32%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Airbus holds 501 US patents across 144 technology areas, rank #896 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#896
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.5/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent: -32%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Airbus Helicopters has been granted 501 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Airbus Helicopters at rank #896 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 144 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Airbus Helicopters is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Airbus sits between KLA Corporation (503 patents, rank #892) and Dalian University Of Technology (499 patents, rank #900) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.5/100 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 203 grants, compared with 298 in the 2015–2019 window, a -32% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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 Helicopters's 17.2 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 Helicopters against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

KLA

503
Novo Nordisk A/S

503
FEI

502
Nidec Sankyo

502
Airbus Helicopters ◀

501
Atlassian PTY

500
China Petroleum &…

500
United Parcel Ser…

500
Dalian University…

499

What this shows Airbus holds 501 patents at rank #896, 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 #896 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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)

63 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 Helicopters patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	75	15.0%
2016	71	14.2%
2017	57	11.4%
2018	56	11.2%
2019	39	7.8%
2020	49	9.8%
2021	35	7.0%
2022	34	6.8%
2023	49	9.8%
2024	22	4.4%
2025	14	2.8%

Which technologies does Airbus Helicopters patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 340

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 214

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 64

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 57

F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 55

F05D - INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TO NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES OR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS 54

F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES 31

F16H - GEARING 29

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 28

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 28

B64F - GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE 23

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 23

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 22

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 20

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 16

Top 15 of 144 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#896

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.5 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 Helicopters hold?

Airbus Helicopters holds 501 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 144 technology areas.

What is Airbus Helicopters's Innovation Score?

Airbus Helicopters has an Innovation Score of 62.5 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 Helicopters focus on?

Airbus Helicopters's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 340 patents. The company has filed patents in 144 CPC subclasses total.

Is Airbus Helicopters's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Airbus Helicopters's recent filing velocity is -32% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Airbus Helicopters's patents?

Airbus Helicopters's patents average 17.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Airbus Helicopters 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 501 grants land it in the top 2% 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 #896 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64C - see who else leads that technology area. B64C 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.