Cabin Monuments and Galley Design Patents: Top Filers & Trends 2026
Cabin Monuments and Galley Design Patents: Who Leads and Where Claim Space Is Still Open
One filer dominates. a single assignee holds 413 of the 757 records in scope, and the top five together account for 81.4% of all filings. Filings rose to a peak of 54 records in 2020, then declined -53% from 53 records in 2021 to 25 in 2024 — the most recent year unaffected by publication lag. 2025 and 2026 figures are still incomplete and should not be read as a continued decline.
- 1BE AEROSPACE INC413
- 2AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH103
- 3THE BOEING CO57
- 4KONINK FAB INVENTUM26
- 5ROCKWELL COLLINS INC17
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Common questions on cabin monument and galley patents
Who holds the most patents on aircraft galley and cabin monument design?
One assignee holds 413 of the 757 records in this dataset, making it the clear leader by a wide margin. The top five assignees combined account for 81.4% of all 757 records, and the top ten reach 91.0%. This means the field is highly concentrated: most of the 80 ranked companies hold only a small number of families each, with a sharp drop from 17 records at fifth place down to 12 at tenth.
Is patent filing activity in aircraft galley design growing or shrinking?
Filing peaked at 54 records in 2020 and has declined since, falling -53% from 53 records in 2021 to 25 records in 2024. Because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, 2025 and 2026 figures in this dataset are still incomplete and should not be read as confirming a continued drop. Based on the complete years through 2024, the trend is a cooling from an early-2020s peak rather than a field in early growth.
What technology areas do these patents actually cover?
The dataset combines search terms around galley ovens, air chillers, trolley retention, latch mechanisms, sandwich panels and tie-rod attachments. By IPC subclass, B64D (aircraft equipment) touches 73.6% of the 757 records, making it the dominant classification. Thermal management classes F25D and F25B cover 19.3% and 10.8% respectively, while fastening and locking classes E05C and E05B each sit around 5%, marking them as narrower specialisations within the broader galley hardware field.
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 Cabin Monuments and Galley Design 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.