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Global supplier of airborne ice protection solutions, CAV Ice Protection Limited, has filed for a patent for an anti-icing solution for small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) that it claims could revolutionise commercial drone use in cold climates. Continue reading
BMT, an international design, engineering, science, and risk management consultancy, has announced that it has been granted a patent by the U.K. Intellectual Property Office for a novel concept called ‘SPARROW’, an autonomous ‘air-ground payload transfer device’ with truly disruptive capabilities for drone delivery applications. Continue reading
With Apple introducing Emergency SOS via Satellite for iPhone 15, Apple patents regarding communications, including non-terrestrial network networks NTN, all of a sudden takes on new interest, especially for wireless system engineers and other communication specialists. Continue reading
“When a company wants to start commercialising drone technology, the patent landscape can be thought of as a minefield.”
Drone technology has taken to the skies over the past twenty years in multiple areas—from applications to the military. Continue reading
Hoverfly Technologies Inc. announced that it has been issued U.S. Patent No. 11,518,542 from the U.S. Patent Office for the “Landing Structure for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.” Continue reading
Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for drone flights over public roadways, Ford Authority has learned. The patent was filed on June 9th, 2021, published on December 15th, 2022, and assigned serial number 0398932. Continue reading
Apple’s granted patent covers drones, systems, and methods for pairing/unpairing UAVs to/from UAV controllers. Embodiments may include various methods for pairing/unpairing UAVs to/from UAV controllers (UACs). Continue reading
Patents granted for drones worldwide have increased by 39% to 4,876 in the past year*, shows new research by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire. The figure is up from 3,511 in the previous year and up three-fold from just 446 patents five years ago.