Topic

Vertical take-off Steady

388 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is -5% below the four years before.

Allowance rate

81%

+5 pts vs the USPTO 352 decided

Months to first action

16.8 mo

−1.8 vs the USPTO

Applications

388.0

in the record

Allowed

284.0

68 abandoned

Filings by year

How often the topic was filed

The most recent years are still filling in.

Where it is examined

Domains and art units

CPC subclasses

B64C243 apps

B64U34 apps

B64D27 apps

G05D22 apps

B60L12 apps

B64F11 apps

Art units

3642121 apps

364472 apps

364768 apps

366314 apps

366513 apps

366111 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Valentina Xavier30 apps

90%

Tye W Abell16 apps

79%

Justin M Benedik16 apps

81%

Richard R Green16 apps

88%

Ashesh Dangol15 apps

55%

William L Gmoser15 apps

86%

Medhat Badawi14 apps

69%

Rodney Andrew Bonnette14 apps

100%

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

Joby Aero, Inc.41 apps

89%

AeroVironment, Inc.36 apps

100%

Archer Aviation Inc.22 apps

89%

BETA AIR, LLC20 apps

85%

JETOPTERA, INC.16 apps

79%

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation11 apps

82%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

Command IP LLP36 apps

100%

MICHAEL A. GUTH33 apps

84%

Dority & Manning, P.A. and Joby Elevate, Inc.18 apps

94%

Finnegan/Archer Aviation Inc.17 apps

93%

FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN15 apps

77%

LEE & HAYES, P.C./Beta Air LLC13 apps

85%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19626172	Systems and Methods for Control of Horizontal Take-off and Vertical Landing Unmanne…	2026-09-21	Pending	0	0	n/a
19616503	ELECTRIC FAN AND ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT	2026-08-19	Pending	0	0	n/a
19602341	AUTOMATIC LANDING SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING CRAFT, VERTICAL TAKE-OFF…	2026-06-29	Pending	0	0	n/a
15176419	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15591652	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15967229	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15980649	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15376955	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15699890	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15252647	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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