Patent Theme
Autonomous Vessel Control
Technologies enabling automated operation, path planning, obstacle detection, and precise motion control for surface and underwater vehicles, often involving sensors and controllers.
5,076 US filings from 1,376 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,291 · 2024: 1,680 · 2025: 1,429 · 2026 YTD: 676
Ships & Marine Vessels
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
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| 1 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 210 | 56 | 66 | 50 | 38 | -24.2% |
| 2 | YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 164 | 34 | 46 | 54 | 30 | +17.4% |
| 3 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 120 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 14 | -4.4% |
| 4 | Brunswick Corporation | 108 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 22 | +50.0% |
| 5 | GM Cruise Holdings LLC | 101 | 27 | 46 | 26 | 2 | -43.5% |
| 6 | Waymo LLC | 96 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 7 | -23.3% |
| 7 | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. | 58 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 11 | +27.8% |
| 8 | Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. | 57 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 6 | +81.8% |
| 9 | Hyundai Motor Company | 52 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 10 | The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy | 52 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 4 | -64.0% |
| 11 | Kia Corporation | 51 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 8 | +15.4% |
| 12 | Navico, Inc. | 48 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | -5.9% |
| 13 | Aurora Operations, Inc. | 46 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 6 | +21.4% |
| 14 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 44 | 9 | 20 | 15 | · | -25.0% |
| 15 | VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION | 39 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 16 | UATC, LLC | 38 | 24 | 14 | · | · | — |
| 17 | Skydio, Inc. | 37 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 18 | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | 37 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 19 | WAVETAMER LLC | 37 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | +50.0% |
| 20 | Deere & Company | 35 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 8 | +85.7% |
| 21 | KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD. | 35 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | -61.5% |
| 22 | Kubota Corporation | 31 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | +37.5% |
| 23 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 29 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -25.0% |
| 24 | DENSO CORPORATION | 28 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 25 | TUSIMPLE, INC. | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | · | +12.5% |