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QINETIQ LIMITED

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562Patents
233Active
562Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1982 → Jul 30, 2021 · 145 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7303502B2 Gear change mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,360 Expired
US6389187B1 Optical fiber bend sensor Physics 432 Expired
US6614387B1 Proximity measuring apparatus Physics 319 Expired
US6670212B2 Micro-machining Physics 127 Expired
US7646905B2 Scoring estrogen and progesterone receptors expression based on image analysis Physics 117 Expired
US6322895A Biomaterial Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7281891B2 Wind turbine control having a lidar wind speed measurement apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US6541966B1 Precision metal locating apparatus Physics 91 Expired
US7530527B2 Method and device for launching aerial vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 90 Expired
US8855316B2 Quantum cryptography apparatus Electricity 89 Active
US7391887B2 Eye tracking systems Physics 86 Expired
US6398843B1 Dispersion-strengthened aluminium alloy Chemistry; Metallurgy 86 Expired
US6762873B1 Methods of driving an array of optical elements Physics 85 Expired
US7081091B2 Data analysis system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US7579592B2 Illumination and imaging devices and methods Electricity 65 Expired
US7299251B2 Adaptive filter Electricity 64 Expired
US6683645B1 Imaging system with low sensitivity to variation in scene illumination Electricity 60 Expired
US6399228B1 Multi-layer interference coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 59 Expired
US7612715B2 Direction finding Physics 58 Expired
US6683294B1 Avalanche photo-diodes Electricity 58 Expired
US7471362B1 Bistable nematic liquid crystal device Physics 58 Expired
US7589825B2 Ranging apparatus Physics 55 Expired
US7074151B2 Drive configuration for a skid steered vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US7414404B2 Metal detection apparatus Physics 49 Expired
US9692595B2 Quantum key distribution Electricity 44 Active

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