Drone Patent Index April 2015
28 drone patents were granted in April. This is a 53% decrease from March and a 12% increase from the previous year. 46 drone patent application were published in April. This is a 15% increase from March and a 109% increase from the year before.
Selected Drone Patents
US Pat. No. 9,014,885
| PAT. NO. |
Title |
| 9,019,376 |
Computing device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to capture images |
| 9,017,123 |
Method and system for a towed vessel suitable for transporting liquids |
| 9,016,617 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof |
| 9,016,185 |
Weapon clearance appliance for clearing weapons, such as underwater mines, under water, unmanned underwater vehicle having a weapon clearance appliance of this kind, and method for this purpose |
| 9,014,915 |
Active safety control for vehicles |
| 9,014,905 |
Cyclist hand signal detection by an autonomous vehicle |
| 9,014,903 |
Determination of object heading based on point cloud |
| 9,014,885 |
Unmanned underwater vehicle integrated radiation detection system |
| 9,013,959 |
Long-range acoustical positioning system on continental shelf regions |
| 9,013,952 |
Marine seismic survey systems and methods using autonomously or remotely operated vehicles |
| 9,013,301 |
Mobile lock with retractable cable |
| 9,010,683 |
Rail recovery system for aircraft |
| 9,010,678 |
Rapid deployment air and water vehicle |
| 9,010,465 |
Robotic vehicle systems for inspecting remote locations |
| 9,010,261 |
Method and system for a towed vessel suitable for transporting liquids |
| 9,008,961 |
Determining and displaying auto drive lanes in an autonomous vehicle |
| 9,008,904 |
Graphical vehicle command system for autonomous vehicles on full windshield head-up display |
| 9,008,890 |
Augmented trajectories for autonomous vehicles |
| 9,008,889 |
Method of controlling travel within travel system for unmanned vehicle and travel system for unmanned vehicle |
| 9,008,886 |
Method of modifying a worksite |
| 9,008,884 |
Bot position sensing |
| 9,008,869 |
Low-altitude altimeter and method |
| 9,007,257 |
Method for variable control of a zone sensor in a combat aircraft |
| 9,002,719 |
Device and method for building claim assessment |
| 9,002,563 |
Steering wheel device for indicating required supervisory control of a vehicle and method for use |
| 9,001,311 |
Using parallax in remote sensing to determine cloud feature height |
| 8,998,084 |
Mobile device for tracking evidence |
| 8,997,677 |
Miniature torpedo and targeting control apparatus |
Selected Drone Patent Applications
Definitions
We limit the Drone Patent Index to patents and patent applications that appear to be substantially related to and intended for use with drones. Since drones use a very wide range of technologies (please see our drone technology article), we do not attempt to include every patent or application that could be applied to drones. As we use it here, the term “drone” includes any autonomous vehicle. Please let us know if we have missed any important patents.
Drone patent applications are applications that have been filed with and published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although most applications are published, a small percentage (about 7% nation wide) are not published for various reasons. Patent applications are generally published 18 months after the first priority date of the application. Published applications have not necessarily been examined and some applications will be abandoned after publication. Once an application is examined and approved and all fees and formalities have been satisfied, the Patent Office grants a patent.
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