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CPC technology class · B60

B60V - Air-cushion Vehicles

Air-cushion vehicles. 71 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

71
US patents granted
B60
Parent CPC class
10
Active assignees
+6%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Air-cushion Vehicles ranks #632 of 670 CPC technology areas - 71 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 6% over five years.

#632
of 670 CPC technology areas
71
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Goodrich
leading assignee (7)
+6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Goodrich Corporation (7 patents)

CPC subclass B60V - AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES - covers 71 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B60V is shaped by 10 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Goodrich Corporation leads with 7 patents, followed by QFO Labs, Inc. at 3 grants and Textron Systems Corporation at 2.

Filing activity in B60V is up 6% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B60V innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B60V, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 6% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B60V?

The 12 most active assignees in AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Goodrich is the most active filer in B60V, holding 7 of the 71 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B60V
Rank Company Patents in B60V
#1 Regent Craft, Inc. 5
#2 QFO Labs, Inc. 3
#3 Textron Systems Corporation 2
#4 LTA Corporation 2
#5 Game Changers, Llc 1
#6 AVX Aircraft Company 1
#7 Karem Aircraft, Inc. 1
#8 ACSL Ltd. 1
#9 K-marine Co., Ltd. 1
#10 NJS Co., Ltd. 1

About This Class

CPC subclass B60V belongs to class B60.

71 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

10 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60V assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 10 B60V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 10 B60V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 10 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 05101520 0123456 Patents in B60V Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Regent CraftQfo LabsTextron SystemsLtaGame ChangersAvx AircraftKarem AircraftAcslK-marineNjs
Top 10 B60V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B60V?
CPC subclass B60V covers AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES. It belongs to CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL), with 71 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B60V?
71 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B60V between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B60V?
Goodrich Corporation leads B60V with 7 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B60V collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B60) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B60V provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

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

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

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