Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Patent Portfolio Statistics

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

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This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.

How does the overall patent portfolio of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 1,089 2,041,062
Granted Patents: 861 1,261,611
Grant Index 81.15% ↑ 76.83%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 200 (18.85%) 380,508 (23.17%)
In-Process Applications: 28 398,943
Average Grant Time: 3.02 Years ↑ 2.6 Years
Average Office Actions: 1.74 ↑ 1.47

Which Technology Area Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
3745 Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems 144
3644 Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review 129
3647 Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review 52
3642 Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review 46
3661 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems 45

How many patents are Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 766
2021 3* 676
2020 14 515
2019 23 23
2018 82 –
2017 264 –
2016 150 –
2015 50 –
2014 27 –
2013 88 –

*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published

Recently filed patent applications of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in USPTO?

Publication number: US20210309390A1
Application number: 17/354,684

Abstract:
A system for regenerating fastener holes in a replacement tip section of a rotor blade includes a first fixture, a second fixture, and a third fixture positionable adjacent a tip section of the rotor blade. The first fixture is used to verify a position of an opening formed in the spar. The second fixture includes a removable bushing having a drillable opening. The drillable opening is aligned with the at least one opening formed in the spar and defines at least one hole to be formed in the replacement tip section. The third fixture includes a countersink opening. The countersink opening is aligned with the at least one hole to be formed in the replacement tip section and the at least one opening formed in the spar to define a countersink feature to be formed in the at least one hole.

Publication date: 2021-10-07
Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Inventors: Conti James Timothy

Publication number: US20210276227A1
Application number: 17/329,701

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a composite structure includes laying at least one composite ply about a bladder, the bladder comprising a phase change material in a first phase having a first volume, positioning an outer mold about the bladder and the at least one composite ply, and curing the at least one composite ply to form the composite structure. Curing causes the phase change material contained within the bladder to change to a second phase to expand from the first volume to a second volume and apply a pressure to an interior surface of the composite ply and press an outer surface of the composite ply against the outer mold to form an interior cavity. The bladder is not removable from the formed interior cavity.

Publication date: 2021-09-09
Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Inventors: Garhart Jonathan K

Publication number: US20210221537A1
Application number: 17/225,421

Abstract:
A bond fixture includes a support structure and a first assembly coupled to the support structure. The first assembly includes a frame defining a chamber and a first pressure pad and second pressure pad coupled to the frame opposite one another and positioned within the chamber. The second pressure pad is movable to control a pressure applied by the first pressure pad and the second pressure pad.

Publication date: 2021-07-22
Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Inventors: David Littlejohn

How are Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/354,684 Method And Apparatus For Locating And Forming Fastener Holes In A Replacement Tip Section Of A Rotor Blade Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/329,701 Self Pressurizing Bladder Tooling Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/225,421 Fairing Bond Fixture Response to Non-Final Office Action Entered and Forwarded to Examiner 3726 Wilensky, Moshe K
17/137,900 Vibration Control Assembly For An Aircraft And Method Of Controlling Aircraft Vibration Patented Case 3658 Macarthur, Victor L
17/122,389 De-Ice Fairing Bond Fixture Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket