Aircraft Cabin Humidity Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
Aircraft Cabin Humidity and Condensation Control Patents
37.2% concentration at the top. The five leading assignees hold 265 of 712 records in scope — a field with a clear leadership tier rather than a flat field of single filers. Filings peaked at 52 in 2020, dipped through 2021 (6 filings), then rebounded sharply to 21 by 2024 — a 250% increase over that three-year span. 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete because publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so the apparent tail-off in the most recent years should not be read as a slowdown.
- 1OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL LLC122
- 2CERTAINTEED CORP48
- 3JOHNS MANVILLE INTERNATIONAL INC39
- 4THE BOEING CO29
- 5BLUESCOPE BUILDINGS NORTH AMERICA INC27
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who are the leading patent holders in aircraft cabin humidity and condensation control?
The dataset’s assignee ranking spans 100 companies across 712 records, with the leading assignee holding 122 records — far ahead of the fifth-place holder at 27 and tenth place at 16. The top five combined account for 37.2% of all records in scope, and the top ten account for 52.0%. The leadership tier includes both building-insulation manufacturers and Boeing, reflecting how much of this art is shared with general construction and materials engineering rather than being aerospace-exclusive.
Is patent filing activity in this field growing or slowing down?
Filing activity grew sharply on a complete-year basis, rising from 6 filings in 2021 to 21 in 2024, a 250% increase. Earlier activity peaked at 52 filings in 2020 before dipping. The apparent decline shown in 2025 and 2026 data is not a real slowdown — publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so the most recent one to two years in any patent dataset are always undercounted.
What technology areas dominate aircraft cabin condensation control patents?
Building-structure claims under IPC class E04B are the largest single category at 34.0% of the 712 records, followed by layered laminates (B32B) at 15.7% and nonwovens/felts (D04H) at 14.3%. Aircraft-specific classifications such as B64C (aeroplanes and helicopters) make up only 6.2% of records, meaning most of the claim density in this space originates in general insulation, roofing and materials engineering rather than airframe-specific design.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Aircraft Cabin Humidity and Condensation Control covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.