Satellite Phased Array Antennas Patents: Leaders & Trends 2026
Satellite Phased Array Antenna Patents: Who Leads and Where Claim Space Is Still Open
Concentration is modest. the top 5 assignees hold 22.4% of all 1,206 records and the top 10 hold 35.9% — no single company controls the field. Filings rose from 64 in 2017 to a peak of 95 in 2023. The only complete-year comparison available, 2021 to 2024, shows a 48% decline from 75 to 39 filings — a real contraction, not an artifact of publication lag, though the 2025-2026 figures will still revise upward as later filings publish.
- 1OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC73
- 2FRACTAL NETWORKS LLC68
- 3THALES SA48
- 4AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC45
- 5INNOPHASE INC36
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Common questions on satellite phased array antenna patents
Who are the leading patent holders in satellite phased array antennas?
The ranked assignee list covers 100 companies, with the top filer holding 73 records compared with 36 at fifth place and 29 at tenth. Filing is moderately concentrated: the top 5 assignees together hold 22.4% of all 1,206 records in scope, and the top 10 hold 35.9%. That leaves a substantial long tail of assignees with smaller filing counts, so the field is not locked up by a single dominant player.
Is filing activity in this field growing or slowing down?
Filings peaked at 95 in 2023 after rising from 64 in 2017. The only reliable complete-year comparison, 2021 to 2024, shows a 48% decline from 75 to 39 filings. Because publication typically lags filing by about 18 months, the 2025 and 2026 figures in any raw trend chart are still filling in and should not yet be read as confirming or reversing that decline.
What patent classes matter most for satellite phased array antennas?
H01Q (antennas) is the dominant class, appearing in 74.9% of the 1,206 records in scope, confirming this is primarily an antenna-hardware field. H04B (transmission, general) and H04W (wireless networks) follow at 34.0% and 14.4%. Smaller but active classes include H01P (waveguides and microwave elements), H04L (digital transmission), and G06N (AI-based computing), each around 5-7% of records — worth checking individually since a single record can carry several of these classes.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Satellite Phased Array Antennas covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.