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CPC technology class · B64

B64U - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]

Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]; equipment therefor. 10,226 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

10,226
US patents granted
B64
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+156%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV] ranks #167 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10,226 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 156% over five years.

#167
of 670 CPC technology areas
10,226
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Sz Dji Technology
leading assignee (622)
+156%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (622 patents)

CPC subclass B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - covers 10,226 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 B64U is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. leads with 622 patents, followed by Amazon Technologies, Inc. at 486 grants and Wing Aviation Llc at 191.

Filing activity in B64U is up 156% 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 B64U innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B64U, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 156% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B64U?

The 12 most active assignees in UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Sz Dji Technology is the most active filer in B64U, holding 622 of the 10,226 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 B64U
Rank Company Patents in B64U
#1 SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. 622
#2 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 486
#3 Wing Aviation Llc 191
#4 Aerovironment, Inc. 180
#5 Textron Innovations Inc. 177
#6 Skydio, Inc. 173
#7 Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. 142
#8 Gopro, Inc. 125
#9 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 124
#10 Alarm.com Incorporated 89
#11 Walmart Apollo, Llc 86
#12 Kitty Hawk Corporation 65
#13 Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation 62
#14 In-situ, Inc. 62
#15 Rakuten Group, Inc. 59
#16 X Development Llc 57
#17 Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. 55
#18 ETAK Systems, Llc 53
#19 Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 51
#20 BETA AIR Llc 49

About This Class

CPC subclass B64U belongs to class B64.

10,226 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.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B64U 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 B64U assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64U. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B64U assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64U. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10121416182022 0200400600800 Patents in B64U Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Sz Dji TechnologyAmazonWing AviationAerovironmentTextron InnovationsSkydioAutel RoboticsGoproState Farm Mutual Aut…Alarm com IncorporatedWalmart ApolloKitty HawkAurora Flight SciencesIn-situ
Top 14 B64U assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B64U. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B64U?
CPC subclass B64U covers UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR. It belongs to CPC class B64 (AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS), with 10,226 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B64U?
10,226 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B64U between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B64U?
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. leads B64U with 622 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B64U 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 B64U 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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