PlainPatent

CPC technology class · B64

B64G - Cosmonautics

Cosmonautics; vehicles or equipment therefor. 2,994 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

2,994
US patents granted
B64
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+76%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Cosmonautics ranks #315 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,994 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 76% over five years.

#315
of 670 CPC technology areas
2,994
US patents granted, 2015–2025
The Boeing
leading assignee (317)
+76%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: The Boeing Company (317 patents)

CPC subclass B64G - COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - covers 2,994 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B64 (AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B64G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. The Boeing Company leads with 317 patents, followed by Thales at 70 grants and Space Systems/loral, Llc at 68.

Filing activity in B64G is up 76% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B64G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B64G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 76% versus 2015–2019.

150200250300350400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 313

Who leads B64G?

The 12 most active assignees in COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows The Boeing is the most active filer in B64G, holding 317 of the 2,994 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 B64G
Rank Company Patents in B64G
#1 Airbus Defence AND Space SAS 87
#2 Thales 70
#3 Space Systems/loral, Llc 68
#4 United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of NASA 63
#5 Lockheed Martin Corporation 61
#6 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 51
#7 THE Aerospace Corporation 37
#8 Blue Origin, Llc 37
#9 Maxar Space Llc 36
#10 Arianegroup SAS 33
#11 Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 32
#12 United Launch Alliance, L.l.c. 32
#13 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration 30
#14 Korea Aerospace Research Institute 26
#15 Centre National D'études Spatiales 22
#16 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 16
#17 Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. 16
#18 Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Inc. 16
#19 Astrium SAS 15
#20 Trans Astronautica Corporation 15

About This Class

CPC subclass B64G belongs to class B64.

2,994 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

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

← All Technology Classes Technology Rankings →

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B64G 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 B64G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B64G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 20406080100 Patents in B64G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Airbus Defence And Sp…ThalesSpace Systems/LoralUnited States of Amer…Lockheed MartinNorthrop Grumman Syst…The AerospaceBlue OriginMaxar SpaceArianegroup SasAirbus Defence and Sp…United Launch Allianc…The United States of…Korea Aerospace Resea…
Top 14 B64G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B64G?
CPC subclass B64G covers COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR. It belongs to CPC class B64 (AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS), with 2,994 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B64G?
2,994 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B64G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B64G?
The Boeing Company leads B64G with 317 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B64G 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., B64) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B64G 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

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.