Thin Red Line Aerospace has a total of 12 patents globally, out of which 6 have been granted. Of these 12 patents, more than 66% patents are active. United States is where Thin Red Line Aerospace has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by India and Canada. Parallelly, the US seems to be the main focused R&D center of Thin Red Line Aerospace and is also the origin country of the firm.
Thin Red Line Aerospace (TRLA) was founded in the year 2003 by Maxim de Jong. The company is designer and manufacturer of fabric and deployable aerospace structures. It offers systems engineering and integration of complex fabric and polymeric film structures.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of TRLA which have been covered by us in this article and you can also find TRLA patent information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and other stats over Thin Red Line Aerospace patent portfolio.
How many patents does Thin Red Line Aerospace have?
Thin Red Line Aerospace has a total of 12 patents globally. These patents belong to 7 unique patent families. Out of 12 patents, 8 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Thin Red Line Aerospace 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 | Thin Red Line Aerospace Applications Filed | Thin Red Line Aerospace Patents Granted |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 2 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 1 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 2 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
How many Thin Red Line Aerospace patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Thin Red Line Aerospace File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Thin Red Line Aerospace Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 5 |
| Canada | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Thin Red Line Aerospace Patents Located?
The R&D Centres of patents filed by Thin Red Line Aerospace originates in the US.
Most Cited Thin Red Line Aerospace Patent
US20090002257A1 is the most popular patent in the Thin Red Line Aerospace portfolio. It has received 34 citations so far from companies like Google, The Boeing Company and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
List of patents filed by Thin Red Line Aerospace
| Publication Number | Title |
| US11724833B2 | Expandable systems for space |
| US10934029B2 | Thermally isolating joint assembly in a space vehicle |
| US10196123B2 | Systems and methods including elevation control |
| US8186625B2 | Flexible vessel |
| CA2979320C | Systems and methods including elevation control |
| IN440817B | Systems and methods including elevation control |
| CA2979320A1 | Systems And Methods Including Elevation Control | Systemes Et Procedes Incluant Une Commande D’Elevation |
| IN201817031323A | Systems And Methods Including Elevation Control |
| US20090002257A1 | Precision flexible support structure |
| EP1886920A1 | Flexible vessel |
| WO2020190349A3 | Expandable systems for space |
| WO2017125820A1 | Systems and methods including elevation control |
The company is described as an “industry recognized leader in space inflatable technology engineering” that designed and fabricated the Genesis I and II inflatable habitat pressure hulls still orbiting today.
After the success of the Genesis inflatable habitats, Maxim de Jong took a different design path at Thin Red Line Aerospace to develop an expandable architecture that is “fundamentally predictable and infinitely scalable”. This work likely laid the foundation for the expandable habitat technology that Max Space is now commercializing.
“The problem with space today is, there isn’t enough habitable space in space. Unless we make usable space in space a lot less expensive, and much much larger, humanity’s future in space will remain limited.” ~ Max Space co-founder Aaron Kemmer
Max Space is manifesting its first expandable habitat to fly on SpaceX in 2026, demonstrating the scalability and flight readiness of the technology originally pioneered at Thin Red Line Aerospace
What are Thin Red Line Aerospace’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by Thin Red Line Aerospace?
The chart below distributes patents filed by Thin Red Line Aerospace in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Thin Red Line Aerospace thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How has Thin Red Line Aerospace’s search focus changed over the years?
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