USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 92 granted patents across 48 technology areas, active 2017–2025. 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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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.0

Avg claims per patent

+42%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Safran holds 92 US patents across 48 technology areas, rank #3,940 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#3,940
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 9%
by Innovation Score (53.2/100): 15.0
avg claims per patent: +42%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. has been granted 92 US utility patents between 2017 and 2025, placing Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. at rank #3,940 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 48 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.0 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a Foreign Corporation, Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Safran sits between Nicoventures Holdings Limited (92 patents, rank #3,936) and Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd. (92 patents, rank #3,944) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 53.2/100 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 54 grants, compared with 38 in the 2015–2019 window, a +42% 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. Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s 15.0 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 48 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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92

What this shows Safran holds 92 patents at rank #3,940, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Safran

By rank, the assignees closest to #3,940 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

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

Safran's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

53 Top 9% higher than 91% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2017–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2017	10	10.9%
2018	15	16.3%
2019	13	14.1%
2020	13	14.1%
2021	12	13.0%
2022	13	14.1%
2023	5	5.4%
2024	5	5.4%
2025	6	6.5%

Which technologies does Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 87

F16F - SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION 24

F16C - SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS 11

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 10

F15B - SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9

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 7

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 6

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 4

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 3

B60B - VEHICLE WHEELS ; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION 3

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 3

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 3

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 3

G01G - WEIGHING 3

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 2

Top 15 of 48 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#3,940

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

53.2 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 Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. hold?

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. holds 92 US granted patents filed between 2017 and 2025, spanning 48 technology areas.

What is Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 53.2 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. focus on?

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 87 patents. The company has filed patents in 48 CPC subclasses total.

Is Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s recent filing velocity is +42% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s patents?

Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd.'s patents average 15.0 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Safran Landing Systems UK Ltd. 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

Safran's 92 grants land it in the top 9% 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 - Safran ranks #3,940 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.