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Resilient Positioning & Navigation

The capacity to navigate when satellites cannot be trusted: inertial systems, gravitational and magnetic-field navigation, and the alternative positioning technologies that work under denial. One of the capabilities of Sensing, Timing & Navigation.

International families
7,7872015 to 2024
Leading country
United States1.4× the next
All families
35khome filings included
Over five years
Falling2020 to 2024 against the five before

Year by year

Patent families by country of origin and the year of the earliest filing, 2000 to 2025; 2025 is a part year, still filling in. International families are those for which protection was sought beyond one country.

Volume

International patent families in the capability, by the year of the earliest filing.

Source: Global Institute for National Capability (GINC), 2026. Underlying patents from 107 patent offices, IFI CLAIMS and Google

Share by country

Each country's share of the year's international families, in per cent: the capability's five largest countries of origin, 2015 to 2024, and the rest of the world.

Source: Global Institute for National Capability (GINC), 2026. Underlying patents from 107 patent offices, IFI CLAIMS and Google

Country leaderboard

International patent families, 2015 to 2024, by country of origin. Growth compares the latest five full years with the five before.

Ten largest

United States

Japan

China

Germany

France

South Korea

United Kingdom

Taiwan

Switzerland

Canada

1,948

1,411

1,349

836

427

426

203

147

123

122

2000 to 2025
1United States1,94825.0%0.8×
3,177
2Japan1,41118.1%0.8×
2,005
3China1,34917.3%1.5×
24,792
4Germany83610.7%0.9×
1,242
5France4275.5%0.9×
512
6South Korea4265.5%1.2×
1,568
7United Kingdom2032.6%0.8×
244
8Taiwan1471.9%0.8×
202
9Switzerland1231.6%2.4×
142
10Canada1221.6%0.6×
157
11Italy1011.3%0.9×
135
12Sweden941.2%1.5×
105
13Israel881.1%1.0×
117
14Netherlands730.9%0.4×
101
15Australia600.8%1.5×
64
16Finland450.6%0.7×
57
17Singapore440.6%1.3×
45
18Türkiye290.4%1.2×
51
19India250.3%0.6×
41
20Austria240.3%2.0×
27
21Belgium210.3%0.8×
25
22Russia190.2%0.3×
322
23Norway190.2%0.9×
20
24Spain150.2%0.4×
21
25Denmark150.2%1.1×
17
26Hong Kong100.1%0.3×
12
27Portugal100.1%1.0×
14
28Cayman Islands90.1%1.3×
10
29Poland70.1%0.4×
19
30Ireland60.1%0.0×
9
31Saudi Arabia60.1%1.0×
10
32Czechia60.1%5.0×
7
33New Zealand50.1%0.7×
7
34Brazil40.1%0.3×
12
35Luxembourg40.1%1.0×
4
36Liechtenstein30.0%–
4
37South Africa10.0%0.0×
2
38Mexico00.0%–
9
39Hungary00.0%–
2

Applicants

The largest applicants by international patent families, 2015 to 2024: across the world, then within each of the five countries with the most families in Resilient Positioning & Navigation. Names are as held in the source and are not consolidated across subsidiaries.

Global

7,787 international families

BOSCH GMBH ROBERT · Germany

SEIKO EPSON CORP · Japan

HONEYWELL INT INC · United States

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD · South Korea

HUAWEI TECH CO LTD · China

THALES SA · France

384

356

263

125

114

104

United States

1,948 international families

HONEYWELL INT INC

QUALCOMM INC

GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

BOEING CO

INVENSENSE INC

262

95

67

63

53

42

Japan

1,411 international families

SEIKO EPSON CORP

DENSO CORP

MURATA MANUFACTURING CO

SONY CORP

PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP

356

69

69

69

66

62

China

1,349 international families

HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

AAC ACOUSTIC TECH SHENZHEN CO LTD

BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD

AAC KAITAI TECH WUHAN CO LTD

UNIV SOUTHEAST

113

102

35

32

26

25

Germany

836 international families

BOSCH GMBH ROBERT

ROBERT BOSCH CO LTD

VOLKSWAGEN AG

NORTHROP GRUMMAN LITEF GMBH

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG

ROBERT BOSCH CO LIMITED

382

89

40

20

18

18

France

427 international families

THALES SA

SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE

COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE

IXBLUE

EXAIL

CENTRE NAT RECH SCIENT

104

66

44

23

18

17

Similar capabilities

The nine capabilities that share the most international patent families with Resilient Positioning & Navigation, 2015 to 2024: the families counted in both as a share of those counted in either. Each card shows its five largest countries.

National Security

Electronic Warfare & Spectrum Operations

6.3% shared · 590 families in both

United States

China

Japan

Germany

South Korea

587

328

227

225

120

Critical Technology

Autonomous Systems & Trusted Autonomy

2.6% shared · 1,645 families in both

Japan

United States

China

Germany

South Korea

15,331

13,144

8,455

5,859

5,850

Strategic Infrastructure

Air Navigation & Traffic Management

2.1% shared · 305 families in both

United States

Japan

China

France

Germany

2,940

1,014

815

738

380

Trade & Investment

Standards, Conformity & Quality Infrastructure

1.9% shared · 359 families in both

United States

Germany

Japan

China

South Korea

2,917

1,685

1,675

1,261

713

National Security

Imagery & Geospatial Intelligence

1.9% shared · 237 families in both

United States

China

Japan

Germany

South Korea

963

914

891

665

209

Critical Technology

Radar & Radiofrequency Sensing

1.6% shared · 492 families in both

United States

Japan

Germany

China

South Korea

5,643

4,132

3,729

2,886

1,890

Critical Technology

Uncrewed & Collaborative Systems

1.4% shared · 339 families in both

United States

Japan

China

South Korea

Germany

3,995

3,332

3,111

1,460

958

Critical Technology

Quantum Sensing & Metrology

1.2% shared · 109 families in both

United States

Japan

Germany

France

China

309

295

149

65

61

Critical Technology

Advanced Imaging & Photonic Sensing

1.1% shared · 721 families in both

Japan

United States

China

South Korea

Germany

15,415

10,867

7,351

5,927

5,220

Crosswalk

How Resilient Positioning & Navigation is matched to the patent classifications. The entries below were chosen for it; each stands for itself and everything beneath it in the scheme, 101 Cooperative entries in all. A patent family counts when any of its codes, in either scheme and at any office, falls under one of them. Codes since retired are placed under the entries that replaced them.

EntryTitle in the schemeWhy it is chosenCPC codesIPC codesDocuments
G01C19/00Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effectsGyroscopes and angular-rate sensors7963108,171
G01C21/10Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or accelerationInertial navigation and dead reckoning13571,976
G01C21/04Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by terrestrial meansNavigation by terrestrial means, including the earth's magnetic field336,493
G01C21/02Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical meansCelestial navigation214,266
G01C21/005Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matchingMap and terrain matching from several navigation sources1none18,155
G01C25/005Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices referred to in the other groups of this subclass initial alignment, calibration or starting-up of inertial devicesAlignment and calibration of inertial devices1none14,131
G01S19/21Interference related issues ; Issues related to cross-correlation, spoofing or other methods of denial of serviceSatellite navigation under jamming and spoofing2110,766

CPC and IPC codes are the codes in use on patent documents, at any office, that fall under the entry. Documents is the larger of the two schemes' counts of documents carrying one of them. An entry with no IPC codes can be told apart only in the Cooperative scheme.

The Cooperative codes in use that count towards Resilient Positioning & Navigation: 101 codes on 211,184 documents. The full crosswalk is in the cpc-to-capability.csv download.

CodeTitleUnder entryHow placedDocuments
G01C21/165Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instrumentsG01C21/10In the scheme21,464
G01C21/005Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matchingG01C21/005In the scheme18,155
G01C25/005Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices referred to in the other groups of this subclass initial alignment, calibration or starting-up of inertial devicesG01C25/005In the scheme14,131
G01C21/16Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigationG01C21/10In the scheme10,341
G01C19/56Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forcesG01C19/00In the scheme7,312
G01S19/21Interference related issues ; Issues related to cross-correlation, spoofing or other methods of denial of serviceG01S19/21In the scheme6,975
G01C21/1656Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instruments with passive imaging devices, e.g. camerasG01C21/10In the scheme6,872
G01C21/1652Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instruments with ranging devices, e.g. LIDAR or RADARG01C21/10In the scheme5,967
G01C21/18Stabilised platforms, e.g. by gyroscopeG01C21/10In the scheme5,905
G01C19/00Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effectsG01C19/00In the scheme5,682
G01C19/5776Signal processing not specific to any of the devices covered by groups G01C19/5607 - G01C19/5719G01C19/00In the scheme4,579
G01C21/188Compensation of inertial measurements, e.g. for temperature effects for accumulated errors, e.g. by coupling inertial systems with absolute positioning systemsG01C21/10In the scheme4,045
G01S19/215Interference related issues ; Issues related to cross-correlation, spoofing or other methods of denial of service issues related to spoofingG01S19/21In the scheme3,791
G01C21/12Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoningG01C21/10In the scheme3,589
G01C19/5712Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using masses driven in reciprocating rotary motion about an axis the devices involving a micromechanical structureG01C19/00In the scheme3,485
G01C19/5719Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using planar vibrating masses driven in a translation vibration along an axisG01C19/00In the scheme3,476
G01C21/1654Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation combined with non-inertial navigation instruments with electromagnetic compassG01C21/10In the scheme3,338
G01C19/721Details, e.g. optical or electronical detailsG01C19/00In the scheme3,217
G01C19/38Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes with north-seeking action by other than magnetic means, e.g. gyrocompasses using earth's rotationG01C19/00In the scheme3,187
G01C21/183Compensation of inertial measurements, e.g. for temperature effectsG01C21/10In the scheme3,183
G01C21/08Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by terrestrial means involving use of the magnetic field of the earthG01C21/04In the scheme3,119
G01C19/72Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometersG01C19/00In the scheme3,047
G01C21/166Mechanical, construction or arrangement details of inertial navigation systemsG01C21/10In the scheme2,909
G01C19/5607Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating tuning forksG01C19/00In the scheme2,590
G01C21/10Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or accelerationG01C21/10In the scheme2,218
G01C19/5747Structural details or topology the devices having two sensing masses in anti-phase motion each sensing mass being connected to a driving mass, e.g. driving framesG01C19/00In the scheme2,200
G01C19/5783Mountings or housings not specific to any of the devices covered by groups G01C19/5607 - G01C19/5719G01C19/00In the scheme2,109
G01C21/02Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical meansG01C21/02In the scheme2,042
G01C19/574Structural details or topology the devices having two sensing masses in anti-phase motionG01C19/00In the scheme1,817
G01C19/5726Signal processingG01C19/00In the scheme1,754
G01C19/02Rotary gyroscopesG01C19/00In the scheme1,636
G01C21/025Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means with the use of startrackersG01C21/02In the scheme1,579
G01C19/5691Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially three-dimensional [3D] vibrators, e.g. wine glass-type vibratorsG01C19/00In the scheme1,533
G01C19/58Turn-sensitive devices without moving massesG01C19/00In the scheme1,501
G01C19/5733Structural details or topologyG01C19/00In the scheme1,491
G01C19/722Details, e.g. optical or electronical details of the mechanical constructionG01C19/00In the scheme1,479
G01C19/5656Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating bars or beams the devices involving a micromechanical structureG01C19/00In the scheme1,446
G01C21/14Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by recording the course traversed by the objectG01C21/10In the scheme1,369
G01C19/5684Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially two-dimensional [2D] vibrators, e.g. ring-shaped vibrators the devices involving a micromechanical structureG01C19/00In the scheme1,350
G01C19/5755Structural details or topology the devices having a single sensing massG01C19/00In the scheme1,277
G01C19/5769Manufacturing; Mounting; HousingsG01C19/00In the scheme1,250
G01C19/5621Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating tuning forks the devices involving a micromechanical structureG01C19/00In the scheme1,231
G01C19/04DetailsG01C19/00In the scheme1,223
G01C19/42Rotary gyroscopes for indicating rate of turn; for integrating rate of turnG01C19/00In the scheme1,208
G01C19/44Rotary gyroscopes for indicating the verticalG01C19/00In the scheme1,192
G01C19/661Ring laser gyrometers detailsG01C19/00In the scheme1,133
G01C21/04Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by terrestrial meansG01C21/04In the scheme1,113
G01C19/64Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beamsG01C19/00In the scheme1,070
G01C19/66Ring laser gyrometersG01C19/00In the scheme1,062
G01C19/726Phase nulling gyrometers, i.e. compensating the Sagnac phase shift in a closed loop systemG01C19/00In the scheme1,062
G01C19/5642Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating bars or beamsG01C19/00In the scheme1,052
G01C19/727Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers using a passive ring resonatorG01C19/00In the scheme1,045
G01C19/5663Manufacturing; Trimming; Mounting; HousingsG01C19/00In the scheme985
G01C19/5628Manufacturing; Trimming; Mounting; HousingsG01C19/00In the scheme969
G01C19/5649Signal processingG01C19/00In the scheme950
G01C19/5762Structural details or topology the devices having a single sensing mass the sensing mass being connected to a driving mass, e.g. driving framesG01C19/00In the scheme889
G01C19/28Pick-offs, i.e. devices for taking-off an indication of the displacement of the rotor axisG01C19/00In the scheme813
G01C21/185Compensation of inertial measurements, e.g. for temperature effects for gravityG01C21/10In the scheme776
G01C19/5614Signal processingG01C19/00In the scheme770
G01C19/70Lock-in prevention by mechanical meansG01C19/00In the scheme765
G01C19/16Suspensions; BearingsG01C19/00In the scheme648
G01C19/30Erection devices, i.e. devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired positionG01C19/00In the scheme595
G01C19/005Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effectsG01C19/00In the scheme591
G01C19/5677Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinode of essentially two-dimensional [2D] vibrators, e.g. ring-shaped vibratorsG01C19/00In the scheme585
G01C19/665Ring laser gyrometers details control of the cavityG01C19/00In the scheme542
G01C19/5705Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using masses driven in reciprocating rotary motion about an axisG01C19/00In the scheme526
G01C19/62Electronic or nuclear magnetic resonance gyrometers with optical pumpingG01C19/00In the scheme512
G01C19/34Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopesG01C19/00In the scheme473
G01C19/567Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using the phase shift of a vibration node or antinodeG01C19/00In the scheme451
G01C19/22Suspensions; Bearings torsionalG01C19/00In the scheme437
G01C19/725Gyrometers using the Sagnac effect, i.e. rotation-induced shifts between counter-rotating electromagnetic beams with counter-rotating light beams in a passive ring, e.g. fibre laser gyrometers using nxn optical couplers, e.g. 3x3 couplersG01C19/00In the scheme433
G01C19/20Suspensions; Bearings in fluidG01C19/00In the scheme423
G01C19/36Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes with north-seeking action by magnetic means, e.g. gyromagnetic compassesG01C19/00In the scheme421
G01C21/06Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by terrestrial means involving measuring of drift angle; involving correction for driftG01C21/04In the scheme413
G01C19/662Ring laser gyrometers details signal readout; dither compensatorsG01C19/00In the scheme394
G01C19/08Rotors electrically drivenG01C19/00In the scheme386
G01C19/24Suspensions; Bearings using magnetic or electrostatic fieldsG01C19/00In the scheme384
G01C19/60Electronic or nuclear magnetic resonance gyrometersG01C19/00In the scheme384
G01C19/065Means for measuring or controlling of rotors' angular velocityG01C19/00In the scheme377
G01C19/667Ring laser gyrometers using a multioscillator ring laserG01C19/00In the scheme372
G01C19/32Indicating or recording means specially adapted for rotary gyroscopesG01C19/00In the scheme370
G01C19/26Caging, i.e. immobilising moving parts, e.g. for transportG01C19/00In the scheme368
G01C19/06RotorsG01C19/00In the scheme321
G01C19/14Fluid rotorsG01C19/00In the scheme320
G01C19/5698Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using acoustic waves, e.g. surface acoustic wave gyrosG01C19/00In the scheme320
G01C19/025Gyroscopes functioning for short periodsG01C19/00In the scheme290
G01C19/728Assemblies for measuring along different axes, e.g. triadsG01C19/00In the scheme272
G01C19/68Lock-in preventionG01C19/00In the scheme252
G01C19/40Rotary gyroscopes for control by signals from a master compass, i.e. repeater compassesG01C19/00In the scheme200
G01C19/18Suspensions; Bearings providing movement of rotor with respect to its rotational axesG01C19/00In the scheme180
G01C19/668Assemblies for measuring along different axes, e.g. triadsG01C19/00In the scheme160
G01C19/12Rotors fluid drivenG01C19/00In the scheme146
G01C19/10Power supplyG01C19/00In the scheme140
G01C19/50Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by mechanical meansG01C19/00In the scheme131
G01C19/664Ring laser gyrometers details signal readout; dither compensators means for removing the dither signalG01C19/00In the scheme124
G01C19/723Heterodyning fibre optic gyrometersG01C19/00In the scheme114
G01C19/52Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by fluid meansG01C19/00In the scheme101
G01C19/5635Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses, e.g. vibratory angular rate sensors based on Coriolis forces using vibrating wires or stringsG01C19/00In the scheme97
G01C19/46Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired positionG01C19/00In the scheme81
G01C19/54Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position with correction for acceleration forces due to movement of instrumentG01C19/00In the scheme71
G01C19/48Erection devices for restoring rotor axis to a desired position operating by electrical meansG01C19/00In the scheme61
Match: Direct
The capability is itself a technology or a kind of physical system, and the classification names it. Terrain matching and inertial calibration are CPC only; radio positioning (G01S5) and accelerometers (G01P15) are left out as mostly consumer uses. The crosswalk is a first pass that nobody has reviewed.

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