B64U 20/00
Constructional aspects of uavs
Official title: Constructional aspects of UAVs (of lift-producing means B64U30/00)
B64U20/00 (Constructional aspects of uavs) appears on 2,343 US grants and 3,110 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64U- Granted patents
- 2,343
- Published applications
- 3,110
- Assignees
- 962
- Inventors
- 4,930
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 22 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 15 | 31 |
| 2013 | 17 | 21 |
| 2014 | 23 | 53 |
| 2015 | 56 | 68 |
| 2016 | 60 | 125 |
| 2017 | 115 | 269 |
| 2018 | 167 | 282 |
| 2019 | 249 | 303 |
| 2020 | 240 | 329 |
| 2021 | 202 | 293 |
| 2022 | 205 | 244 |
| 2023 | 233 | 256 |
| 2024 | 239 | 256 |
| 2025 | 247 | 230 |
| 2026 | 194 | 244 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B64U 20/80Arrangement of on-board electronics1,292
- B64U 20/60Uavs characterised by the material322
- B64U 20/70Constructional aspects of the uav body298
- B64U 20/40Modular uavs199
- B64U 20/50Foldable or collapsible uavs185
- B64U 20/90Cooling169
- B64U 20/30Constructional aspects of uavs: for safety121
- B64U 20/20Constructional aspects of uavs: for noise reduction80
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