USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 153 granted patents across 96 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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153

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

20.4

Avg claims per patent

+100%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Aurora holds 153 US patents across 96 technology areas, rank #2,537 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,537
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 4%
by Innovation Score (59.1/100): 20.4
avg claims per patent: +100%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation has been granted 153 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation at rank #2,537 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 96 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 20.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS). As a US Corporation, Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Aurora sits between SAE Magnetics (h.k.) Ltd. (154 patents, rank #2,533) and Gogoro, Inc. (153 patents, rank #2,541) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 59.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 102 grants, compared with 51 in the 2015–2019 window, a +100% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's 20.4 average claims per patent reflects complex, broadly scoped inventions that are difficult for competitors to design around, while a multi-domain presence across 96 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Aurora holds 153 patents at rank #2,537, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Aurora

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,537 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B64C (Aeroplanes)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Aurora's primary technology class.

Aurora's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

59 Top 4% higher than 96% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	8	5.2%
2016	4	2.6%
2017	8	5.2%
2018	10	6.5%
2019	21	13.7%
2020	21	13.7%
2021	30	19.6%
2022	24	15.7%
2023	13	8.5%
2024	11	7.2%
2025	3	2.0%

Which technologies does Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation patent most?

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 77

B64U - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR 62

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 62

G05D - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES 55

Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION 40

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 22

G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 22

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 15

B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES ; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICL 13

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 12

B64F - GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE 11

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 9

G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS 9

G06Q - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 8

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 8

Top 15 of 96 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Complex

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,537

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

59.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation hold?

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation holds 153 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 96 technology areas.

What is Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's Innovation Score?

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation has an Innovation Score of 59.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation focus on?

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's top technology area is B64C (AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS) with 77 patents. The company has filed patents in 96 CPC subclasses total.

Is Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's recent filing velocity is +100% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's patents?

Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation's patents average 20.4 claims each. This indicates complex, broadly scoped patents that are harder for competitors to design around.

How is the Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Aurora's 153 grants land it in the top 4% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Aurora ranks #2,537 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B64C - see who else leads that technology area. B64C leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.