20 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in May 2036. from the record
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Ending by 2030
May 2036
Next term end
19
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Aug 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2042 · High confidence
Secure Control and Operation of Drones
US 11,056,009
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Autonomous Quadcopter Piloting Controller and Debugger
US 11,312,506
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Quadcopter Sensor Noise and Camera Noise Recording and Simulation
US 11,721,235
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2042.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 1 fee due Feb 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Quadcopter Sensor Noise and Camera Noise Recording and Simulation (US 11,721,235) comes due Feb 8, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Airframe Health Monitor (US 10,467,825) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Diversity Receiver (US 10,499,003) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 19 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Diversity Receiver | 2 in force | to May 2036 |
| Mechanical Release Device for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Drop-Payload | 1 in force | to Sep 2043 |
| UAV Drop-Plate for Drop-Payloads | 1 in force | to May 2043 |
| Secure Control and Operation of Drones | 1 in force | to Aug 2039 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,499,003 | Diversity Receiver In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,813,659 | Diversity Receiver In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,141,996 | Communication System with Distributed Receiver Architecture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,467,825 | Airframe Health Monitor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,056,009 | Secure Control and Operation of Drones In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,428,725 | Wireless Power Initiated Aircraft Test System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,409,291 | Modular Autonomous Drone In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,307,583 | Drone with Wide Frontal Field of View In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,401,046 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Net Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,401,047 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Latched Net Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 20: 2 applications pending · 1 application abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.