Prodrone has a total of 206 patents globally, out of which 75 have been granted. Of these 206 patents, more than 50% patents are active. Japan is where Prodrone has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Australia. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre of Prodrone.
Prodrone was founded in the year 2015 by Kazuo Ichihara, Kiyokazu Sugaki and Masakazu Kono. Company is an industrial and commercial drone system manufacturer and retailer.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Prodrone which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Prodrone patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Prodrone patent portfolio.
How many patents does Prodrone have?
Prodrone has a total of 206 patents globally. These patents belong to 111 unique patent families. Out of 206 patents, 105 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Prodrone 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 | Prodrone Applications Filed | Prodrone Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | – | – |
| 2013 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | 17 | – |
| 2016 | 94 | 2 |
| 2017 | 30 | 8 |
| 2018 | 26 | 19 |
| 2019 | 24 | 23 |
| 2020 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
How many Prodrone patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Prodrone File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Prodrone Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 109 |
| United States Of America | 32 |
| Australia | 4 |
| China | 2 |
| Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Prodrone Patents Located?
10 Best Prodrone Patents
JP2017206066A is the most popular patent in the Prodrone portfolio. It has received 48 citations so far.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Prodrone:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| JP2017206066A | 48 |
| WO2017078118A1 | 34 |
| WO2016171120A1 | 32 |
| WO2017183219A1 | 24 |
| JP2017114186A | 21 |
| JP2017087916A | 21 |
| WO2017086234A1 | 20 |
| WO2016136848A1 | 19 |
| WO2017183551A1 | 18 |
| WO2017030034A1 | 18 |
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What are Prodrone’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Prodrone’s?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Prodrone’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Prodrone’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How Prodrone’s search focus changed over the years?
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