Drones and UAVs Patent Application Trends 2024

Drones and UAVs patent applications in 2024

Top Technology Areas in Drones and UAVs

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Top CPC Codes

• B64C39/024 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 140 patents
  • Example: 20240228029. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Method of Operation simplified abstract (AEROVIRONMENT, INC.)
• B64U2101/30 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 50 patents
  • Example: 20240228029. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Method of Operation simplified abstract (AEROVIRONMENT, INC.)
• G08G5/0069 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 43 patents
  • Example: 20240230336. ROUTE PLANNING FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES simplified abstract (SKYGRID, LLC)
• G06V20/17 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 32 patents
  • Example: 20240228034. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION simplified abstract (Global Tel*Link Corporation)
• B64U2201/20 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 28 patents
  • Example: 20240231371. SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY ASSISTANCE TO WAYFINDING AND PRECISION LANDING CONTROLS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO DIFFERENTLY ORIENTED INSPECTION TARGETS simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
• G05D1/101 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 26 patents
  • Example: 20240231371. SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY ASSISTANCE TO WAYFINDING AND PRECISION LANDING CONTROLS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO DIFFERENTLY ORIENTED INSPECTION TARGETS simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
• G06T2207/10032 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 26 patents
  • Example: 20240124137. OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR AIRCRAFT FROM SHADOW ANALYSIS simplified abstract (WING Aviation LLC)
• B64U20/87 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 25 patents
  • Example: 20240230937. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION USING SEISMIC DRONES simplified abstract (SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY)
• B64U10/13 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 22 patents
  • Example: 20240228071. Attachment Interface And Attachments For An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle simplified abstract (Skydio, Inc.)
• B64U2101/00 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 17 patents
  • Example: 20240228034. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION simplified abstract (Global Tel*Link Corporation)

Top Companies in Drones and UAVs

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Skydio, Inc.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 29
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 15 patents
  • B64U2101/30 (No explanation available): 11 patents
  • B64U2201/10 (No explanation available): 6 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240083605. Autonomous Operation Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles simplified abstract (Skydio, Inc.) (20240314)
  • 20240219903. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Modular Command Priority Determination And Filtering System simplified abstract (Skydio, Inc.) (20240704)
  • 20240150036. Automated Docking Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle simplified abstract (Skydio, Inc.) (20240509)

AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 24
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64U10/13 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • H01Q1/28 (No explanation available): 3 patents
  • H01Q5/335 (No explanation available): 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240030602. DUAL-BAND EXTERNAL ANTENNA FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.) (20240125)
  • 20240030605. ANTENNA, WIRELESS SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.) (20240125)
  • 20240043146. TITLABLE WING AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.) (20240208)

Wing Aviation LLC

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 19
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 12 patents
  • B64C2201/128 (No explanation available): 7 patents
  • B64D1/22 (No explanation available): 6 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240217682. Combination Payload Retrieval and Package Pickup Apparatus for Use with a UAV simplified abstract (Wing Aviation LLC) (20240704)
  • 20240150016. Payload Receiver Apparatus for Use With a UAV simplified abstract (Wing Aviation LLC) (20240509)
  • 20240154689. Adaptive Mobile Distribution of Data Among a Fleet of Uncrewed Vehicles simplified abstract (Wing Aviation LLC) (20240509)

SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 16
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • B64U2201/20 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • B64U10/14 (No explanation available): 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240025571. SHOOTING METHOD, DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL DEVICE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20240125)
  • 20240025573. PROPELLER BLADE, PROPELLER, POWER ASSEMBLY, AND MULTI-ROTOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20240125)
  • 20240046640. DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FIRE SCENE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20240208)

WING Aviation LLC

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 8
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • B64D47/08 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G06T7/70 (No explanation available): 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240177619. MAP INCLUDING DATA FOR ROUTING AERIAL VEHICLES DURING GNSS FAILURE simplified abstract (WING Aviation LLC) (20240530)
  • 20240067340. VISUAL AND TACTILE CONFIRMATION OF PACKAGE PRESENCE FOR UAV AERIAL DELIVERIES simplified abstract (WING Aviation LLC) (20240229)
  • 20240109657. UAV WITH DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION AND BLOWN CONTROL SURFACES simplified abstract (WING Aviation LLC) (20240404)

SKYGRID, LLC

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 6
• Top CPC codes:
  • G08G5/0069 (No explanation available): 5 patents
  • G08G5/0039 (No explanation available): 4 patents
  • G08G5/006 (No explanation available): 3 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240078913. AUTOMATED PREFLIGHT EVALUATION OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONFIGURATION simplified abstract (SKYGRID, LLC) (20240307)
  • 20240078918. FULFILLING A REQUEST ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MISSION simplified abstract (SKYGRID, LLC) (20240307)
  • 20240133693. ROUTE PLANNING FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES simplified abstract (SKYGRID, LLC) (20240425)

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 5
• Top CPC codes:
  • B65G47/46 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • B64U80/10 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • B64U2101/64 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240076140. Article Transport Facility simplified abstract (Daifuku Co., Ltd.) (20240307)
  • 20240076141. Article Transport Facility simplified abstract (Daifuku Co., Ltd.) (20240307)
  • 20240077893. Operation Facility for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle simplified abstract (Daifuku Co., Ltd.) (20240307)

Saudi Arabian Oil Company

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
• Top CPC codes:
  • B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 3 patents
  • G05D1/0038 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • B64D45/04 (No explanation available): 2 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240103536. IDENTIFYING AND REMEDIATING A GAS LEAK simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) (20240328)
  • 20240134373. SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY ASSISTANCE TO WAYFINDING AND PRECISION LANDING CONTROLS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TO DIFFERENTLY ORIENTED INSPECTION TARGETS simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) (20240425)
  • 20240026786. SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION SOURCE DETECTION AND TRACKING DEVICE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE simplified abstract (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) (20240125)

AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
• Top CPC codes:
  • H04W36/0058 (No explanation available): 3 patents
  • H04W36/32 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • H04W36/0069 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240121673. IDENTIFYING AERIAL CELLS OF A NETWORK BASED ON DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL (DOA) simplified abstract (AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.) (20240411)
  • 20240007909. METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING CELLS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES OVER MOBILE NETWORKS simplified abstract (AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.) (20240104)
  • 20240007941. METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMICALLY DETECTING CELLS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES OVER MOBILE NETWORKS simplified abstract (AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.) (20240104)

Snap Inc.

• Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
• Top CPC codes:
  • G05D1/0016 (No explanation available): 2 patents
  • G05D1/12 (No explanation available): 1 patents
  • G05D1/102 (No explanation available): 1 patents
• Recent patents:
  • 20240118598. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROJECTION MAPPING simplified abstract (Snap Inc.) (20240411)
  • 20240067356. LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROLLED DEVICE simplified abstract (Snap Inc.) (20240229)
  • 20240071007. MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRESENTATION USING AUGMENTED REALITY simplified abstract (Snap Inc.) (20240229)

New Companies in Drones and UAVs (Last Month)

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Emerging Technology Areas in Drones and UAVs

• H04B10/1123 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240048238. NETWORK NODE FOR A NON-DETECTABLE LASER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM simplified abstract (HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH)
• G06Q50/28 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047051. EMERGENCY BLOOD DISPATCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON EARLY PREDICTION AND UNMANNED FAST DELIVERY simplified abstract (ZHEJIANG LAB)
• G16H50/20 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047051. EMERGENCY BLOOD DISPATCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON EARLY PREDICTION AND UNMANNED FAST DELIVERY simplified abstract (ZHEJIANG LAB)
• G16H40/20 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240047051. EMERGENCY BLOOD DISPATCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON EARLY PREDICTION AND UNMANNED FAST DELIVERY simplified abstract (ZHEJIANG LAB)
• G01J5/48 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046640. DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FIRE SCENE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.)
• G01J5/0018 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046640. DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FIRE SCENE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.)
• G08B17/12 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046640. DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FIRE SCENE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.)
• G06V40/10 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046640. DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR FIRE SCENE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE simplified abstract (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.)
• G06V10/945 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046626. Drone-based Vegetation Assessment simplified abstract (CDM Smith Inc.)
• G06V20/188 (No explanation available)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240046626. Drone-based Vegetation Assessment simplified abstract (CDM Smith Inc.)

Top Companies in Emerging Drones and UAVs Technologies

• SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 4 patents
• ZHEJIANG LAB: 3 patents
• CDM Smith Inc.: 2 patents
• HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH: 1 patents