Patent Theme

Advanced Aircraft Actuation

Design and control of electromechanical or hydraulic actuators for moving aircraft components like wing tips, control surfaces, or landing gear, often focusing on efficiency, redundancy, or specific operational profiles.

7,744 US filings from 1,185 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,042 · 2024: 2,377 · 2025: 2,291 · 2026 YTD: 1,034

Aircraft & Aerodynamics

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1The Boeing Company51312817614960-15.3%
2Textron Innovations Inc.313107928628-6.5%
3AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH28164828847+7.3%
4AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED26756818644+6.2%
5Airbus Operations SAS25252747650+2.7%
6Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.21044676237-7.5%
7BETA AIR, LLC1537940286-30.0%
8General Electric Company14824374938+32.4%
9HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION14851413917-4.9%
10GOODRICH CORPORATION13740483613-25.0%
11B/E Aerospace, Inc.12936414210+2.4%
12Archer Aviation Inc.1048283830+35.7%
13ROHR, INC.10323323810+18.8%
14SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES9317342913-14.7%
15AIRBUS HELICOPTERS8719232520+8.7%
16Lockheed Martin Corporation8122202910+45.0%
17JOBY AERO, INC.7716242611+8.3%
18RTX Corporation75283134+287.5%
19SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS742023283+21.7%
20Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)671821199-9.5%
21Honeywell International Inc.6411172610+52.9%
22AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH621123199-17.4%
23Textron Aviation Inc.591214249+71.4%
24Hyundai Motor Company571320177-15.0%
25AMI Industries, Inc.552017153-11.8%