396 patents currently held
12 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2032. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2032
Next term end
157
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Mar 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2041 · High confidence
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rooftop Inspection System
US 9,609,288
Cited by 193 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
Magic Wand Interface and Other User Interaction Paradigms for a Flying Digital Assistant
US 9,678,506
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 243 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Hardware Configuration
US 11,453,513
Cited by 44 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
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.
- 4 fees due Dec 6 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 6 fees due Jan 2 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 7 fees due Feb 13 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 5 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 6 fees due Apr 8 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 8 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 5 fees due Jun 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 9 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 11 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 12 fees due Sep 1 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 7 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 33 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 157 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Hardware Configuration | 11 in force | to Apr 2041 |
| Scanning Structures via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | 8 in force | to Sep 2041 |
| Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | 8 in force | to Nov 2040 |
| Image Space Motion Planning of an Autonomous Vehicle | 8 in force | to Apr 2038 |
| Base Stations For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Including Repositionable Charging Hubs | 7 in force | to Apr 2045 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,025,307 | Modular Flight Management System Incorporating an Autopilot In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D800,843 | Airframe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,259,725 | Modular Flight Management System Incorporating An Autopilot In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,250,630 | Modular Flight Management System Incorporating an Autopilot In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 9,891,621 | Control of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Through Multi-touch Interactive Visualization In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,466,695 | User Interaction Paradigms for a Flying Digital Assistant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,795,353 | User Interaction Paradigms for a Flying Digital Assistant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,816,967 | Magic Wand Interface and Other User Interaction Paradigms for a Flying Digital Assistant In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 11,644,832 | User Interaction Paradigms For A Flying Digital Assistant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,007,763 | Magic Wand Interface And Other User Interaction Paradigms For A Flying Digital Assistant In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 396: 12 patents in force now held by others · 127 applications pending · 9 applications 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.