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Aurora Innovation, Inc. (AUR)

Nasdaq: AUR · Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design · Pittsburgh, PA · filing with the SEC since 2020
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

293 patents granted to the 4 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Aurora Innovation, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
293
275 utility, 18 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
129
Against 90 in 2024 and 28 in 2023
Applications published
233
99 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
4
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Measurement115
Computer technology73
Control31
Transport29
Optics8
Digital communication3
Semiconductors3
IT methods for management3
Chemical engineering1
Audio-visual technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name4 counted
AURORA OPERATIONS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
275 granted
30 published
Aurora Operations, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
171 published
AURORA INNOVATION, INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
18 granted
7 published
Aurora Innovation, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
25 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 23, 202512,505,707Vehicle management systemIT methods for managementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 9, 202512,492,914Submap geographic projectionsMeasurementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Dec 9, 202512,491,884Autonomous vehicle having multiple compute lane motion controlTransportAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,482,353Emergency vehicle detection for autonomous vehicleControlAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,481,041Light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor system including transceiver deviceMeasurementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,481,032Systems and methods for refractive beam-steeringMeasurementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,481,027Determining specular reflectivity characteristics using LiDARMeasurementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 25, 202512,479,674Pallet system for cargo transportIT methods for managementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 18, 202512,475,281Validating autonomous vehicle simulation scenariosComputer technologyAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Nov 18, 202512,474,172Map selection for vehicle pose systemMeasurementAURORA OPERATIONS, INC.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 11, 20252025/0378683Systems and Methods for Latent Distribution Modeling for Scene-Consistent Motion ForecastingComputer technologyAurora Operations, Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0370137LIDAR SYSTEMMeasurementAurora Operations, Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0368223Systems and Methods for Pareto Domination-Based LearningTransportAurora Operations, Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0356523Image Based Localization SystemComputer technologyAurora Operations, Inc.
Nov 13, 20252025/0351592Manufacturing Process for Semiconductor Optical Device for LIDAR Sensor SystemSemiconductorsAurora Operations, Inc. · patent 12,471,393 granted from it
Nov 13, 20252025/0347810Localization Methods And Architectures For A Trailer Of An Autonomous Tractor-TrailerMeasurementAurora Operations, Inc.
Nov 13, 20252025/0347781Manufacturing Process for Semiconductor Optical Device for LIDAR Sensor SystemSemiconductorsAurora Operations, Inc.
Oct 30, 20252025/0336193SENSOR DATA ANNOTATION FOR TRAINING MACHINE PERCEPTION MODELSComputer technologyAurora Operations, Inc.
Oct 30, 20252025/0333076PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEComputer technologyAurora Operations, Inc.
Oct 23, 20252025/0327934Lidar Sensor System Including Dual-Polarization In-Coupling GratingsMeasurementAurora Operations, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Measurement 70 · Computer technology 46 · Transport 27 · Control 16 · Optics 5 · Semiconductors 4.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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