Patent Theme
Flight Stability & Control
Mechanisms and algorithms designed to enhance the stability, precision, and safety of drone flight, including damping systems, rotor dynamics, fault-tolerant control, and transition between flight modes.
4,120 US filings from 902 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,205 · 2024: 1,241 · 2025: 1,161 · 2026 YTD: 513
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 | Textron Innovations Inc. | 196 | 84 | 57 | 41 | 14 | -28.1% |
| 2 | SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 139 | 41 | 51 | 34 | 13 | -33.3% |
| 3 | BETA AIR, LLC | 138 | 74 | 29 | 26 | 9 | -10.3% |
| 4 | The Boeing Company | 133 | 29 | 49 | 36 | 19 | -26.5% |
| 5 | Honeywell International Inc. | 82 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 6 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 72 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 10 | -32.1% |
| 7 | AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED | 68 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 5 | +4.3% |
| 8 | Skydio, Inc. | 67 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 14 | +118.2% |
| 9 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 65 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 7 | +35.3% |
| 10 | AeroVironment, Inc. | 62 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 11 | -27.3% |
| 11 | JOBY AERO, INC. | 61 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 10 | +16.7% |
| 12 | Archer Aviation Inc. | 56 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 16 | +166.7% |
| 13 | AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD. | 55 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 5 | -22.7% |
| 14 | Hyundai Motor Company | 53 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 3 | +21.4% |
| 15 | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS | 52 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | -21.4% |
| 16 | Kia Corporation | 49 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 3 | +21.4% |
| 17 | AERONEXT INC. | 47 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 2 | -21.1% |
| 18 | Kitty Hawk Corporation | 45 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 3 | -17.6% |
| 19 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 38 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | +21.4% |
| 20 | LEONARDO S.P.A. | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | -30.8% |
| 21 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 35 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | +30.0% |
| 22 | GOODRICH CORPORATION | 34 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | -38.5% |
| 23 | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH | 31 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | -23.1% |
| 24 | GoPro, Inc. | 30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | · | -87.5% |
| 25 | Rakuten Group, Inc. | 29 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -40.0% |