Patent Theme
Aerial Environmental Sensing
Systems and methods for using drones equipped with various sensors (optical, chemical, LiDAR) to collect data for monitoring environmental conditions, inspecting infrastructure, or assessing agricultural assets.
4,156 US filings from 1,462 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,010 · 2024: 1,354 · 2025: 1,250 · 2026 YTD: 542
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydio, Inc. | 79 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 17 | +30.0% |
| 2 | Waymo LLC | 49 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 3 | -38.1% |
| 3 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | 47 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 5 | -35.3% |
| 4 | The Boeing Company | 46 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 6 | +5.6% |
| 5 | SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 45 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 4 | -36.8% |
| 6 | HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 44 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 3 | -36.4% |
| 7 | Honeywell International Inc. | 44 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | +66.7% |
| 8 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | 39 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 4 | +7.1% |
| 9 | Aurora Operations, Inc. | 35 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | +18.2% |
| 10 | Deere & Company | 35 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +300.0% |
| 11 | International Business Machines Corporation | 34 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | +12.5% |
| 12 | SiLC Technologies, Inc. | 34 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 13 | SeekOps Inc. | 33 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1 | +150.0% |
| 14 | Rebellion Photonics, Inc. | 32 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | -33.3% |
| 15 | Alarm.com Incorporated | 31 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | -53.8% |
| 16 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 31 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 4 | +77.8% |
| 17 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 31 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | -42.9% |
| 18 | Robert Bosch GmbH | 29 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | -12.5% |
| 19 | Wing Aviation LLC | 28 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 20 | CNH Industrial America LLC | 27 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | +42.9% |
| 21 | Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc. | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | -12.5% |
| 22 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | 24 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | -63.6% |
| 23 | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 24 | X Development LLC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | · | +33.3% |
| 25 | CLIMATE LLC | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | · | -60.0% |