Drones and UAVs Patent Application Trends 2025
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Drones and UAVs Patent Application Filing Activity
Drones and UAVs patent applications in 2025
Top Technology Areas in Drones and UAVs
Top CPC Codes
- B64U2101/30 (No explanation available)
- B64C39/024 (No explanation available)
- B64U2201/20 (No explanation available)
- B64U10/14 (No explanation available)
- B64U20/87 (No explanation available)
- G06V20/17 (No explanation available)
- B64U2201/10 (No explanation available)
- G06T2207/10032 (No explanation available)
- G08G5/0069 (No explanation available)
- Count: 11 patents
- Example: 20250037590. CONTROL DEVICE, DRONE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation)
- B64U10/13 (No explanation available)
Top Companies in Drones and UAVs 2025
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Brookhurst Garage, Inc.
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 8
- Top CPC codes:
- B64U50/39 (No explanation available): 7 patents
- B60L53/80 (No explanation available): 5 patents
- B60L2200/10 (No explanation available): 5 patents
- Recent patents:
Skydio, Inc.
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 7
- Top CPC codes:
- B64U2101/30 (No explanation available): 5 patents
- B64U10/14 (No explanation available): 4 patents
- B64U20/87 (No explanation available): 4 patents
- Recent patents:
SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
- Top CPC codes:
- B64U20/87 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- B64U2201/20 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- B64C39/024 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250035739. MICROWAVE RADAR AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20250130)
- 20250045949. UAV CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND UAV (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20250206)
- 20250054400. METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING FLIGHT RESTRICTION ZONE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLIGHT OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.) (20250213)
International Business Machines Corporation
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 3
- Top CPC codes:
- B64U2101/30 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- B01D53/30 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- B01D53/265 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250032977. ATMOSPHERIC WATER HARVESTING USING FOG HARVESTING FABRIC (International Business Machines Corporation) (20250130)
- 20250022114. CELL SITE EQUIPMENT INSPECTION USING EDGE-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS (International Business Machines Corporation) (20250116)
- 20250058906. ADAPTIVE DETECTION AND DIFFUSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE USING DRONES (International Business Machines Corporation) (20250220)
AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 3
- Top CPC codes:
- B64U10/25 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- B64U2201/20 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- G01P3/48 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250035663. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STARTING A SENSORLESS MOTOR (AEROVIRONMENT, INC.) (20250130)
- 20250026490. SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY OPERATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE REPORT-SUPPRESSING LAUNCHER WITH PORTABLE RF TRANSPARENT LAUNCH TUBE (AEROVIRONMENT, INC.) (20250123)
- 20250013239. Method Of Managing A Fleet Of High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft (AEROVIRONMENT, INC.) (20250109)
NEC Corporation
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 3
- Top CPC codes:
- G08G5/0069 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- B64U20/87 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- B64U50/20 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250037590. CONTROL DEVICE, DRONE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250130)
- 20250029500. ROUTE GENERATION DEVICE, ROUTE GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250123)
- 20250012574. CHARGING FACILITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, CHARGING FACILITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250109)
QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 3
- Top CPC codes:
- H04W72/40 (No explanation available): 2 patents
- H04B7/18506 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- H04W16/28 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250023626. MANAGING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE BROADCAST SIGNALS (QUALCOMM Incorporated) (20250116)
- 20250031227. TECHNIQUES FOR UAV-TO-EVERYTHING SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT (QUALCOMM Incorporated) (20250123)
- 20250056586. TECHNIQUES FOR AIRCRAFT-TO-EVERYTHING COMMUNICATIONS (QUALCOMM Incorporated) (20250213)
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top CPC codes:
- Recent patents:
AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top CPC codes:
- Recent patents:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top CPC codes:
- G01S17/89 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- G01S7/4808 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- G01S17/08 (No explanation available): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
New Companies in Drones and UAVs (Last Month)
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Emerging Technology Areas in Drones and UAVs
- H04N19/593 (No explanation available)
- H04N19/42 (No explanation available)
- H04N19/172 (No explanation available)
- H04N19/11 (No explanation available)
- H04N19/127 (No explanation available)
- H04L9/0869 (No explanation available)
- H04L9/0822 (No explanation available)
- H04L9/0852 (No explanation available)
- G06T2207/30184 (No explanation available)
- G06T2207/20212 (No explanation available)
Top Companies in Emerging Drones and UAVs Technologies 2025
- TriSpace Technologies (OPC) Pvt Ltd.: 5 patents
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.: 3 patents
- GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION: 2 patents
Top Inventors in Drones and UAVs
Young Joon Kim of San Jose CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 8
- Top companies:
- Brookhurst Garage, Inc.: 8 patents
- Recent patents:
Jessie Sanchez of San Jose CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
- Top companies:
- Brookhurst Garage, Inc.: 4 patents
- Recent patents:
Jinkeun Kim
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 4
- Top companies:
- Brookhurst Garage, Inc.: 4 patents
- Recent patents:
Remi TANAKA
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 3
- Top companies:
- NEC Corporation: 3 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250037590. CONTROL DEVICE, DRONE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250130)
- 20250029500. ROUTE GENERATION DEVICE, ROUTE GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250123)
- 20250012574. CHARGING FACILITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, CHARGING FACILITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM (NEC Corporation) (20250109)
Bart Dean Hibbs of Simi Valley CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- AEROVIRONMENT, INC.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Stepan Moskovchenko of Belmont CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Joseph Anthony Enke of Campbell CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Dimitrios Karampatsis
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.: 1 patents
- Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Alberto RICO ALVARINO of San Diego CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- QUALCOMM Incorporated: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Le LIU of San Jose CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- QUALCOMM Incorporated: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman of Redwood City CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Adam Nathan Lebovitz of San Mateo CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Dylan Matthew Callaway of San Francisco CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Benjamin Scott Thompson of San Carlos CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Andrew Xu of San Francisco CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Kevin Christoph Clemens of Sausalito CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Harrison Weiwen Zheng of Palo Alto CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Ryan David Kennedy of San Francisco CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Skydio, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
TAMAS KERESZY of POMPANO BEACH FL (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Helios Pompano, Inc.: 1 patents
- HELIOS POMPANO, INC.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250028079. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-RISK LIGHTNING STRIKES FOR USE IN PREDICTING AND IDENTIFYING WILDFIRE IGNITION LOCATIONS AND POWERLINE DAMAGES (Helios Pompano, Inc.) (20250123)
- 20250029480. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-RISK-LIGHTNING STRIKES FOR USE IN PREDICTING AND IDENTIFYING WILDFIRE IGNITION LOCATIONS AND POWERLINE DAMAGE POINTS (HELIOS POMPANO, INC.) (20250123)
ISTVAN KERESZY of POMPANO BEACH FL (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Helios Pompano, Inc.: 1 patents
- HELIOS POMPANO, INC.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
- 20250028079. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-RISK LIGHTNING STRIKES FOR USE IN PREDICTING AND IDENTIFYING WILDFIRE IGNITION LOCATIONS AND POWERLINE DAMAGES (Helios Pompano, Inc.) (20250123)
- 20250029480. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-RISK-LIGHTNING STRIKES FOR USE IN PREDICTING AND IDENTIFYING WILDFIRE IGNITION LOCATIONS AND POWERLINE DAMAGE POINTS (HELIOS POMPANO, INC.) (20250123)
Takeshi Shouta
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- NEC Corporation: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Hiroyuki Kakinuma
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- NEC Corporation: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Tomoyuki Muto
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- NEC Corporation: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Taewon Bae
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 2
- Top companies:
- Brookhurst Garage, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Tyler Waite of Lake Washington WA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jason Andrew Telner of Lackawanna, NY (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Peter Guzewich of Vestal NY (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Jon Gerard Temple of Southbury CT (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Donna Thelander of Kailua Kona HI (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Mark Willard Malatesta of Ortonville MI (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- International Business Machines Corporation: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Yoshiro NakaMats
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Dr. NakaMats Innovation Institute: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Bing JIANG
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Luoxiao QIN
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Wenhui CHEN
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Alex Nikulin of Vestal NY (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Timothy S. De Smet of Endicott NY (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Kavita Saney of Fremont CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Kevin Gee of Union City CA (US)
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Xun LI
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Chunming WANG
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Nour M. Alzamil
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Ezzedeen Alfataierge
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Märten MÕTTUS
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- TrackDeep OÜ: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Hyun Myung
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Seungwon Song
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
I Made Aswin Nahrendra
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Junho Choi
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Duckyu Choi
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Seunghyun Lee
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Eungchang Lee
- Number of Drones and UAVs patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Recent patents:
Top Collaborations in Drones and UAVs
Top US States for Drones and UAVs Inventors
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Top Cities for Drones and UAVs Inventors
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- Tokyo: 28 inventors
- Shenzhen: 15 inventors
- San Jose: 14 inventors
- Bengaluru: 13 inventors
- San Francisco: 12 inventors
- Nanjing: 11 inventors
- Zürich: 10 inventors
- Beijing: 8 inventors
- Daejeon: 7 inventors
- HEFEI: 7 inventors
- Taoyuan City: 7 inventors
- Starkville: 7 inventors
- Ulsan: 6 inventors
- San Diego: 6 inventors
- Seoul: 5 inventors
- Philadelphia: 5 inventors
- Simi Valley: 4 inventors
- Barcelona: 4 inventors
- Cambridge: 4 inventors
- Belmont: 4 inventors
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