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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Niantic, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 97

CIPO Patents = 12

EPO Patents = 10

Trademarks = 20

Forward Citations = 273

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125 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Gabriel J Brostow (14 out of 17 patents)

Charles Spirakis (14 out of 14 patents)

Si Ying Diana Hu (14 out of 14 patents)

4. John V Hanke (13 out of 18 patents)

5. Peter James Turner (13 out of 13 patents)

6. Phillip Craig Keslin (12 out of 30 patents)

7. Mark A Aubin (11 out of 16 patents)

8. Alexander Vladimirov (11 out of 12 patents)

9. David Kornmann (10 out of 26 patents)

10. Chris Hibbert (10 out of 11 patents)

11. Michael David Firman (9 out of 10 patents)

12. Daniyar Turmukhambetov (8 out of 11 patents)

13. James Dinkelacker (8 out of 8 patents)

14. James Watson (7 out of 8 patents)

15. Ben Benfold (7 out of 10 patents)

Core Competencies:

Augmented Reality

Virtual Events

Location-Based Gaming

3D Mapping

Geolocation Data

Depth Estimation

Real-Time Scene Reconstruction

Player Proximity Detection

Cloud-Assisted Mapping

Magnetic Sensor Calibration

Graph Neural Networks

Image Data Verification

97 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12513224 - Push gateway for player density map generation in a mobile gaming application (2025-12-30),

2. 12377346 - Dynamically generated local virtual events (2025-08-05),

3. 12347137 - Location determination and mapping with 3D line junctions (2025-07-01),

4. 12347029 - Tagging virtual elements in proximity to user device (2025-07-01),

5. 12337227 - Using location-based game to generate language information (2025-06-24),

6. 12328254 - Routing using partial message parsing (2025-06-10),

7. 12313706 - Magnetic sensor calibration using VIO system (2025-05-27),

8. 12307608 - Efficient GPU/CPU pipeline for providing augmented reality content (2025-05-20),

9. 12307606 - Cloud assisted generation of local map data using novel viewpoints (2025-05-20),

10. 12303790 - Generating additional content items for parallel-reality games based on geo-location and usage characteristics (2025-05-20),

11. 12298135 - Magnetic sensor calibration using VIO system (2025-05-13),

12. 12272094 - Visual camera re-localization using graph neural networks and relative pose supervision (2025-04-08),

13. 12246254 - Maintaining object alignment in 3D map segments (2025-03-11),

14. 12243309 - Repeatability predictions of interest points (2025-03-04),

15. 12219425 - Triggering location-based functionality based on user proximity (2025-02-04),

Niantic, Inc. is an American software development company specializing in augmented reality (AR) gaming experiences. Founded in 2010 as a startup within Google, Niantic became an independent company in 2015. Niantic is best known for developing popular mobile games such as Ingress, Pokémon Go, and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which combine real-world locations with virtual elements. With an innovative approach to merging the digital and physical worlds, Niantic aims to create immersive and interactive experiences through cutting-edge AR technology.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Dec 30 2025

97 Patents

#65 in San Francisco, CA

#890 in California

#3,752 in US

#7,758 in the World

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Niantic, Inc.

Forward Citations = 273

125 inventors:

Gabriel J Brostow (14 out of 17 patents)

Charles Spirakis (14 out of 14 patents)

Si Ying Diana Hu (14 out of 14 patents)

4. John V Hanke (13 out of 18 patents)

5. Peter James Turner (13 out of 13 patents)

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