Thales
Meudon, FR· latest recorded location
THALES is named on 2,629 US grants and 3,168 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is G01S (Radio direction-finding).
- Granted patents
- 2,629
- Published applications
- 3,168
- Inventors
- 3,397
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 80
- Most recent grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 43 |
| 2003 | 13 | 36 |
| 2004 | 28 | 74 |
| 2005 | 38 | 54 |
| 2006 | 58 | 72 |
| 2007 | 64 | 93 |
| 2008 | 72 | 166 |
| 2009 | 77 | 170 |
| 2010 | 90 | 271 |
| 2011 | 103 | 223 |
| 2012 | 186 | 223 |
| 2013 | 224 | 176 |
| 2014 | 178 | 166 |
| 2015 | 164 | 166 |
| 2016 | 155 | 172 |
| 2017 | 177 | 148 |
| 2018 | 157 | 132 |
| 2019 | 149 | 133 |
| 2020 | 156 | 146 |
| 2021 | 111 | 94 |
| 2022 | 100 | 94 |
| 2023 | 84 | 108 |
| 2024 | 71 | 88 |
| 2025 | 94 | 67 |
| 2026 | 80 | 53 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 5,797 documents
- G01SRadio direction-finding1,079
- G06FComputing and data processing686
- G08GTraffic control systems681
- G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings659
- H04LDigital communication580
- H04BTransmission519
- H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials407
- G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables334
- G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus329
- B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft316
Recent patents
- Neural network digital signature encoding method, device and corresponding computer program6 Oct 2026US 12,754,991 B2
- Device for amplifying a laser beam29 Sep 2026US 12,749,862 B2
- Laser beam amplification device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,865 B2
- End-to-end integrity check of a communication stream29 Sep 2026US 12,750,295 B2
- Device for determining the attitude of a carrier, and associated system for assisting with the piloting of a carrier and determination method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,893 B2
- Electronic device and method for assisting in the planning and dynamic negotiation of aircraft flight plan(s)1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301583 A1
- Method for tracking aircraft, associated computer program and set of servers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301590 A1
- Reducing the size of an aircraft obstacle database17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277860 A1
- Electronic avionics equipment with receiving port(s) using authentication of origin, related avionics communication installation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278065 A1
- Electronic device for detecting GNSS interference, associated vehicle, method and computer program10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267005 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for extraction and analysis of significant radioelectric signals201US 8,125,213 B22012
- Reflector array antenna with crossed polarization compensation and method for producing such an antenna145US 9,112,281 B22015
- Cylindrical electronically scanned antenna139US 7,548,212 B22009
- Method for locating radioelectric sources using two-channel high resolution radiogoniometer72US 6,989,789 B22006
- Active matrix of an organic light-emitting diode display screen70US 8,040,299 B22011