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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Niantic, Inc.


USPTO Granted Patents = 100



Trademarks = 19

Forward Citations = 323

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132 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Gabriel J Brostow (14 out of 20 patents)

silverMedal Charles Spirakis (14 out of 18 patents)

bronzeMedal Si Ying Diana Hu (14 out of 15 patents)

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

5.  Peter James Turner (13 out of 14 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 15 patents)

12.  Daniyar Turmukhambetov (8 out of 11 patents)

13.  James Dinkelacker (8 out of 8 patents)

14.  James Watson (7 out of 10 patents)

15.  Edward Wu (7 out of 7 patents)


Core Competencies:
User Location Data
Virtual Events
Player Density Map
Augmented Reality
Geolocation
Scene Reconstruction
Device Localization
Proximity Detection
Parallel-Reality Games
Depth Estimation
Real-World Activity
Interactive Experience

100 patents:

1. 12708852 - CONTENT ITEM FOR DISPLAY IN LOCATION-BASED GAME (2026-08-18),
2. 12643050 - Reducing latency in anticheat dataflow (2026-06-02),
3. 12599842 - Anonymizing user location data in a location-based application (2026-04-14),
4. 12513224 - Push gateway for player density map generation in a mobile gaming application (2025-12-30),
5. 12377346 - Dynamically generated local virtual events (2025-08-05),
6. 12347137 - Location determination and mapping with 3D line junctions (2025-07-01),
7. 12347029 - Tagging virtual elements in proximity to user device (2025-07-01),
8. 12337227 - Using location-based game to generate language information (2025-06-24),
9. 12328254 - Routing using partial message parsing (2025-06-10),
10. 12313706 - Magnetic sensor calibration using VIO system (2025-05-27),
11. 12307608 - Efficient GPU/CPU pipeline for providing augmented reality content (2025-05-20),
12. 12307606 - Cloud assisted generation of local map data using novel viewpoints (2025-05-20),
13. 12303790 - Generating additional content items for parallel-reality games based on geo-location and usage characteristics (2025-05-20),
14. 12298135 - Magnetic sensor calibration using VIO system (2025-05-13),
15. 12272094 - Visual camera re-localization using graph neural networks and relative pose supervision (2025-04-08),
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 - Sep 15 2026

Niantic, Inc.
100 Patents

#62 in San Francisco, CA

#866 in California

#3,788 in US

#7,764 in the World

San Francisco, CA (US)
San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Niantic, Inc.

Forward Citations = 323

132 inventors:

goldMedal Gabriel J Brostow (14 out of 20 patents)

silverMedal Charles Spirakis (14 out of 18 patents)

bronzeMedal Si Ying Diana Hu (14 out of 15 patents)

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

5.  Peter James Turner (13 out of 14 patents)

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