Patent assignee · CA · COMPANY

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.

89Patents
83Active
89Granted
61Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 1982 → Jul 7, 2023 · 10 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8491603B2 Surgical manipulator Human Necessities 1,119 Active
US7996110B2 Surgical robot and robotic controller Human Necessities 361 Active
US8515576B2 Surgical robot and robotic controller Human Necessities 253 Active
US8693730B2 Method of real-time tracking of moving/flexible surfaces Human Necessities 224 Active
US7889129B2 Lightweight space-fed active phased array antenna system Electricity 181 Active
US8444631B2 Surgical manipulator Human Necessities 119 Active
US7756615B2 Traffic management system for a passageway environment Physics 78 Active
US7860301B2 3D imaging system Physics 77 Active
US8031909B2 Method and apparatus for producing 3D model of an underground environment Physics 53 Active
US8031933B2 Method and apparatus for producing an enhanced 3D model of an environment or an object Physics 51 Active
US4456338A Electronically tuneable light source Physics 43 Expired
US8074935B2 Satellite refuelling system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Active
US8181911B1 Satellite refuelling system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Active
US8260483B2 Guidance, navigation, and control system for a vehicle Physics 36 Active
US8196870B2 Robotic satellite refueling tool Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US8899527B2 Propellant transfer system and method for resupply of propellant to on-orbit spacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US9108747B2 Tool for accessing satellite fill/drain valves during propellant resupply Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US9399295B2 Spacecraft capture mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US4826206A Tension actuator load suspension system Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US8448904B2 Robotic satellite refuelling tool Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US9333041B2 Surgical manipulator Human Necessities 21 Active
US9950424B2 Robotic servicing multifunctional tool Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8532368B2 Method and apparatus for producing 3D model of an environment Physics 15 Active
US10005180B2 Robotic servicing multifunctional tool Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US9260206B2 Propellant transfer system and method for resupply of fluid propellant to on-orbit spacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active

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