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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Loon LLC


USPTO Granted Patents = 87

% Expired Patents = 42.5


Forward Citations = 163

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61 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Sharath Ananth (15 out of 58 patents)

silverMedal Salvatore J Candido (14 out of 16 patents)

bronzeMedal Brian Barritt (14 out of 46 patents)

4.  Daniel Henry Fourie (11 out of 36 patents)

5.  Jacob Buswell Roberts (8 out of 9 patents)

6.  Keegan Gartner (7 out of 17 patents)

7.  Cyrus Behroozi (6 out of 57 patents)

8.  Eric Teller (6 out of 177 patents)

9.  Sameera Sylvia Ponda (6 out of 10 patents)

10.  Kyle Brookes (6 out of 25 patents)

11.  John Cromie (5 out of 16 patents)

12.  Richard Wayne Devaul (5 out of 70 patents)

13.  Kevin Roach (5 out of 39 patents)

14.  Pascal Stang (5 out of 6 patents)

15.  Sergey Vichik (4 out of 5 patents)


Core Competencies:
Aerial Vehicles
High-Altitude Platforms
RF Beamforming
Balloon Networks
Spectrum Allocation
Propulsion Systems
Dynamic Coverage Maps
Solar Panels
Communication Systems
Network Management
Reinforcement Learning
Fluid Connectors

87 patents:

1. 11122097 - Method and system for delivering content over transient access networks (2021-09-14),
2. 11044694 - User equipment location determination using different coverage types (2021-06-22),
3. 11024957 - Triggered generation of nulling signals to null an RF beam using a detachable nulling subassembly (2021-06-01),
4. 11015935 - Wind data based flight maps for aircraft (2021-05-25),
5. 11012874 - Method and apparatus for detecting and responding to a disruption in communication services (2021-05-18),
6. 11009879 - Systems and methods for controlling an aerial vehicle using lateral propulsion and vertical movement (2021-05-18),
7. 11006281 - Systems and methods for planning high altitude platform-based communication networks (2021-05-11),
8. 10958528 - Hybrid LEO/HAPS constellation for fixed broadband (2021-03-23),
9. 10935176 - Multi port fluid connector (2021-03-02),
10. 10934137 - Grabbing mechanism (2021-03-02),
11. 10925114 - Remote monitoring of geographically distributed assets using mobile platforms (2021-02-16),
12. 10923930 - Forecasting power usage of aerial vehicles (2021-02-16),
13. 10917034 - Deployable solar panels for high-altitude balloons (2021-02-09),
14. 10910711 - Beamforming calibration (2021-02-02),
15. 10897716 - Integrated access and backhaul from high altitude platforms (2021-01-19),
Loon LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. It is an innovation lab striving to provide internet access to remote and underserved areas through high-altitude balloons technology. Loon believes in connecting people across the globe and closing the digital divide.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 22 2026

Loon LLC
87 Patents

#40 in Mountain View, CA

#991 in California

#4,278 in US

#8,755 in the World

Mountain View, CA (US)
Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Loon LLC

Forward Citations = 163

61 inventors:

goldMedal Sharath Ananth (15 out of 58 patents)

silverMedal Salvatore J Candido (14 out of 16 patents)

bronzeMedal Brian Barritt (14 out of 46 patents)

4.  Daniel Henry Fourie (11 out of 36 patents)

5.  Jacob Buswell Roberts (8 out of 9 patents)

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