PreNav has a total of 23 patents globally, out of which 5 have been granted. Of these 23 patents, more than 43% patents are active. The USA is where PreNav has filed the maximum number of patents. Parallelly, the USA seems to be the main focused R&D centre of PreNav.
PreNav was founded in the year 2013 by Asa Hammond, Naim Busek and Nathan Schuett. Company is digitizing the world’s critical infrastructure through robotics, laser scanning, and AI. The company’s first product captures photorealistic 3D models of industrial structures with automated drones, and analyzes the imagery with machine learning.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of PreNav which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find PreNav patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over PreNav patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of PreNav have?
The founders, Asa Hammond, Naim Busek and Nathan Schuett (also CEO), have 32, 3 and 30 patents.
How many patents does PreNav have?
PreNav has a total of 23 patents globally. These patents belong to 4 unique patent families. Out of 23 patents, 10 patents are active.
How Many Patents did PreNav File Every Year?

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
Year of Patents Filing or Grant | PreNav Applications Filed | PreNav Patents Granted |
2011 | – | – |
2012 | – | – |
2013 | – | – |
2014 | – | – |
2015 | – | – |
2016 | 7 | – |
2017 | – | – |
2018 | 10 | 1 |
2019 | 4 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 1 |
2021 | – | 2 |
2022 | – | – |
How many PreNav patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did PreNav File in Different Countries?

Countries in which PreNav Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 7 |
Canada | 4 |
Europe | 4 |
Japan | 4 |
Where are Research Centres of PreNav Patents Located?
Of the 4 R&D Centres, all of them are located in the USA.
Most Cited PreNav Patent
US10162353B2 is the most popular patent in the PreNav portfolio. It has received 6 citations so far from companies like Topcon Corporation and Motional Ad LLC.
List of PreNav’s Patents
PreNav’s Patents | Title |
US10893190B2 | Tracking Image Collection For Digital Capture Of Environments And Associated Systems And Methods |
US10671066B2 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
US10416668B2 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
US10162353B2 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
US20210129989A1 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Stereoscopic Imaging And Associated Systems And Methods |
US20210064024A1 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
US20180354618A1 | Active Tethers For Controlling Uav Flight Volumes And Associated Methods And Systems |
EP3628039A4 | Active Tethers For Controlling Uav Flight Volumes And Associated Methods And Systems |
EP3774534A1 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Stereoscopic Imaging And Associated Systems And Methods |
EP3566178A4 | Tracking Image Collection For Digital Capture Of Environments And Associated Systems And Methods |
EP3265885A4 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
WO2019199804A1 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Stereoscopic Imaging And Associated Systems And Methods |
WO2018231842A1 | Active Tethers For Controlling Uav Flight Volumes And Associated Methods And Systems |
WO2018144396A1 | Tracking Image Collection For Digital Capture Of Environments And Associated Systems And Methods |
WO2016141100A3 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
CA3096122A1 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Stereoscopic Imaging And Associated Systems And Methods |
CA3066907A1 | Active Tethers For Controlling Uav Flight Volumes And Associated Methods And Systems |
CA3051425A1 | Tracking Image Collection For Digital Capture Of Environments And Associated Systems And Methods |
CA2977945A1 | Scanning Environments And Tracking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
JP6843773B2 | Environmental Scanning And Observatory Aircraft Tracking |
JP2021521045A | Unmanned Aircraft And Related Systems And Methods For Stereoscopic Imaging |
JP2020524630A | Active Tether For Controlling Uav Flight Volume And Related Methods And Systems |
JP2020510903A | Tracking Image Collection For Digital Capture Of Environments And Related Systems And Methods |
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What are PreNav’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by PreNav’s?

The chart below distributes patents filed by PreNav’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where PreNav’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How PreNav’s search focus changed over the years?

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