Electric Braking and Taxiing Systems Patents
One assignee dominates. the leading filer holds 103 of the 174 records in scope, with the rest spread thinly down to single-digit counts by fifth place. Filings rose from 2 records in 2017 to a peak of 20 in 2023, then eased through the last complete year on record. The 2021-to-2024 window shows an 8-to-3 move, a -63% change; treat 2025 and 2026 as still filling in rather than as evidence of a further decline.
- 1THE BOEING CO103
- 2GOODRICH CORP53
- 3HYDRO AIRE INC6
- 4GRIFFITH T TODD4
- 5HYDRO AIRE AEROSPACE CORP4
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Common questions about this landscape
Who are the leading patent holders in electric braking and taxiing systems?
The ranked leaders in this dataset are dominated by one assignee holding 103 of the 174 records in scope, with the remaining 16 ranked assignees spread thinly down to single-digit counts by fifth place. This is a concentrated field around one portfolio rather than a competitive cluster of similarly sized filers. Individual named inventors also appear as assignees, often co-filing with the corporate leader, which suggests inventor-led filings that were later assigned or jointly held.
Is patent filing activity in electric brake actuators growing or slowing?
Filings rose from 2 records in 2017 to a peak of 20 in 2023, then the complete-year data shows an 8-to-3 drop between 2021 and 2024, a -63% change. Because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, the 2025 and 2026 figures are still filling in and should not be read as confirmation that the decline is continuing. The honest read is that the field grew through the early 2020s and has cooled off its peak, with the trajectory past 2024 still unclear.
Does this field cover aircraft brakes, ground vehicle brakes, or both?
Both, and the balance favours ground-vehicle brake-control logic. B60T (vehicle brakes and braking) appears in 81.0% of the 174 records, compared with 31.6% for B64C (aeroplanes and helicopters) and 16.7% for F16D (clutches and brakes). In practice this means a large share of the aerospace-labelled electric braking art is built on brake-control mechanisms and terminology that originated in, or apply equally to, ground vehicle systems.
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 Electric Braking and Taxiing Systems 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.