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CPC technology class · B64

B64F - Ground Or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially A…

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. 5,518 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

5,518
US patents granted
#4/6
in B64
9.4%
B64 class share
+76%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Ground Or Aircraft-carrier-deck Installations Specially A… ranks #244 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,518 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 76% over five years.

#244
of 670 CPC technology areas
5,518
US patents granted, 2015–2025
The Boeing
leading assignee (1,253)
+76%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How tightly B64F concentrates

The Boeing Company holds 22.7% of B64F's recorded grants (1,253 of 5,518) - 962 more than Airbus Operations Limited. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2022 at 687 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 235 (+192% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: +76% (3,131 vs 1,777 grants).

Leaderboard read

B64F concentration, lead at 22.7%

The Boeing Company leads this historical grant record at 22.7% of B64F - us corporation assignees hold 68% of class grants (2,509 of 3,685). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
22.7%

1,253 of 5,518 grants

Top three share
31.8%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
962

more grants than Airbus Operations Limited

Where B64F sits inside B64

Among 6 subclasses in B64 (AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; Cosmonautics), B64F ranks #4 and holds 9.4% of the parent class's 58,451 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B64D 21,967 B64C 17,186 B64U 10,226 B64G 2,994 B64B 560

Rising assignees active in B64F

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Beta AIR LLC 61x 6 → 367 company-wide · 55 in B64F
  2. #2 Archer Aviation Inc. 44x 0 → 44 company-wide · 8 in B64F
  3. #3 Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited 28x 0 → 28 company-wide · 6 in B64F
  4. #4 Workhorse Group Inc. 26x 2 → 52 company-wide · 21 in B64F
  5. #5 JetZero, Inc. 23x 0 → 23 company-wide · 6 in B64F

B64F grants by year, peak 2022 (687)

US utility-patent grants per year in B64F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 76% versus 2015–2019.

200300400500600700800 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 454

Who leads B64F?

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

patents

What this shows The Boeing is the most active filer in B64F, holding 1,253 of the 5,518 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass B64F
Rank Company Patents in B64F
#1 The Boeing Company 1,253
#2 Airbus Operations Limited 291
#3 Airbus Operations SAS 210
#4 Textron Innovations Inc. 102
#5 Goodrich Corporation 86
#6 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 67
#7 Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. 60
#8 Beta AIR LLC 55
#9 Airbus (S.A.S.) 50
#10 AeroVironment, Inc. 44
#11 Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 41
#12 Hood Technology Corporation 40
#13 Rohr, Inc. 38
#14 Kitty Hawk Corporation 38
#15 GE Aviation Systems Limited 31
#16 B/E Aerospace, Inc. 29
#17 United Parcel Service OF America, Inc. 29
#18 Rosemount Aerospace Inc. 29
#19 In-situ, Inc. 26
#20 Airbus Helicopters 23

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B64F 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 14 B64F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10121416182022 -500050010001500 Patents in B64F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) The BoeingAirbus OperationsAirbus Operations SasTextron InnovationsGoodrichSikorsky AircraftBell Helicopter…Beta AirAirbus (S )AerovironmentGulfstream AerospaceHood TechnologyRohrKitty Hawk
Top 14 B64F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B64F's 5,518-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B64F (#244 of 670 by volume ; lead share 22.7%) - not the B64 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E05F 5,529 F02K 5,533 B81C 5,547 D10B 5,422

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A24D 22.5% D04B 23.0% C03B 22.4% B62M 23.7%

Questions about B64F

Which company holds the most patents in B64F?
The Boeing Company leads B64F with 1,253 patents (22.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 68% of class grants.
Which B64F assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B64F, Beta AIR LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (61x: 6 grants in 2019–2021 → 367 in 2022–2024) while holding 55 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B64F compare inside parent class B64?
Inside B64 (AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; Cosmonautics), B64F ranks #4 of 6 subclasses by grant volume and holds 9.4% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B64D (21,967 grants).

What to do with this data

B64F in context - here's where to go next.

  • The Boeing Company leads B64F with 1,253 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • B64F ranks #244 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class B64, the largest sibling subclass is B64D with 21,967 grants. Explore B64D

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B64F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (5,518 grants in the tracked window).

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