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AeroVironment, Inc.

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401Patents
337Active
401Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1974 → Jul 10, 2024 · 40 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5659465A Peak electrical power conversion system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 300 Expired
US8505430B2 Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube Performing Operations; Transporting 170 Active
US7256516B2 Battery charging system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 169 Expired
US9404750B2 High altitude, long endurance, unmanned aircraft and methods of operation thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 138 Active
US6666796B1 Walking assisting apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 134 Expired
US5082079A Passively stable hovering system Performing Operations; Transporting 98 Expired
US9127908B2 Multimode unmanned aerial vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 97 Active
US6086015A Aerial transport method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 84 Expired
USD654858S1 Electric vehicle supply equipment General 73 Expired
US6756695B2 Method of and apparatus for wave energy conversion using a float with excess buoyancy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US7084520B2 Wind turbine system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
USD654857S1 Electric vehicle supply equipment General 67 Expired
US5856037A Battery venting system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5035382A Rapid assembly aircraft for ground surveillance Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
USD461159S1 Foldable wing aircraft General 62 Expired
US6232742A Dc/ac inverter apparatus for three-phase and single-phase motors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
USD813143S1 Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) winged air vehicle with complementary angled rotors General 55 Active
US9834305B2 Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Active
US5751150A Bidirectional load and source cycler Electricity 49 Expired
US3934922A Aerodynamic drag reduction devices for surface vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US6944450B2 Communications system Electricity 46 Expired
US7444192B2 Reactive replenishable device management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US3934923A Air decelerator for truck cab Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US8299754B2 Stored energy and charging appliance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US9187184B2 Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable rf transparent launch tube Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.