USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Airbus Operations Limited

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 2,643 granted patents across 282 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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2,643

Total patents granted

282

CPC technology areas

14.8

Avg claims per patent

-6%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Airbus holds 2,643 US patents across 282 technology areas, rank #144 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#144
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (66.8/100): 14.8
avg claims per patent: -6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Airbus Operations Limited has been granted 2,643 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Airbus Operations Limited at rank #144 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 282 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.8 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Airbus Operations Limited is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Airbus sits between CNH Industrial America Llc (2,690 patents, rank #140) and Red Hat, Inc. (2,585 patents, rank #148) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 66.8/100 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 1,278 grants, compared with 1,365 in the 2015–2019 window, a -6% 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 Operations Limited's 14.8 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 Operations Limited against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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2,671
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2,654
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2,645
Airbus Operations ◀

2,643
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2,641
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2,613
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2,609
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2,585

What this shows Airbus holds 2,643 patents at rank #144, 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 #144 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)

67 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Operations Limited patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	319	12.1%
2016	312	11.8%
2017	263	10.0%
2018	205	7.8%
2019	266	10.1%
2020	252	9.5%
2021	206	7.8%
2022	220	8.3%
2023	187	7.1%
2024	207	7.8%
2025	206	7.8%

Which technologies does Airbus Operations Limited patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 1,292

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 1,095

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 803

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 333

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 297

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 291

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 181

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 171

B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM 119

B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR ; MOULDS, ; REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS 110

B29D - PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE 78

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 77

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 73

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 65

H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 60

Top 15 of 282 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Strong

Tech Breadth Diversified

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#144

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

66.8 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 Operations Limited hold?

Airbus Operations Limited holds 2,643 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 282 technology areas.

What is Airbus Operations Limited's Innovation Score?

Airbus Operations Limited has an Innovation Score of 66.8 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 Operations Limited focus on?

Airbus Operations Limited's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 1,292 patents. The company has filed patents in 282 CPC subclasses total.

Is Airbus Operations Limited's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Airbus Operations Limited's recent filing velocity is -6% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Airbus Operations Limited's patents?

Airbus Operations Limited's patents average 14.8 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Airbus Operations Limited 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 2,643 grants land it in the top 1% 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 #144 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.