Company Analysis

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)

NYSE: LMT · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts · Bethesda, MD · filing with the SEC since 1995
Grade5.5
◀ Past 5.7● Present 6.7▶ Future 3.6

Patents

US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

6,888 patents granted to the 11 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 Lockheed Martin Corp.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
6,888
6,836 utility, 41 design, 11 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
76
Against 87 in 2024 and 94 in 2023
Applications published
3,720
68 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
11
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Transport143
Telecommunications61
Mechanical elements39
Measurement36
Optics30
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy24
Computer technology22
Other special machines21
Digital communication21
Engines, pumps, turbines20
Machine tools18
Control18
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name11 counted
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5,878 granted
2,200 published
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 5 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
994 granted
290 published
Lockheed Martin Corporation its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
635 published
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
569 published
Astrolink International LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
15 granted
3 published
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION A Maryland Corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
13 published
Astrolink International LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
7 published
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Corporation of the State of Delaware its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Lockheed Martin UK Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze SP. Z.O.O. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in PL
0 granted
1 published
Zeta Associates, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,512,596Longitudinally ridged quad polarizer feedTelecommunicationsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,512,591Partially metalized antenna cavity for planar antennasTelecommunicationsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,512,577Magic tee waveguide structure with triangular impedance matching elementTelecommunicationsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,512,390Semiconductor package with liquid flow-over segmented inset lidSemiconductorsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,506,709Method and system for managing traffic packetsDigital communicationLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,506,666Method and system for creating data flow architecture of access networksDigital communicationLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,504,043Stress reducing fastener assemblyMechanical elementsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,503,224Thrust control for ground navigation of aerial vehiclesControlLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 16, 202512,498,399Systems and methods for calibrating a wireless harness automated measurement systemMeasurementLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Dec 16, 202512,497,166Tip end joint arrangement for a rotor blade with reconfigurable attributes for structural and aerodynamic tuningTransportLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 18, 20252025/0385730DECENTRALIZED MESH NETWORKING FOR SPACE CLUSTERSTelecommunicationsLockheed Martin Corporation
Dec 18, 20252025/0384320MULTI-PORT COHERENCE ELEMENT FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION DEVICEComputer technologyLockheed Martin Corporation
Dec 18, 20252025/0383008ACTIVE CREW SEAT VIBRATION CONTROLTransportLockheed Martin Corporation
Dec 18, 20252025/0381580SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DISTRIBUTIONSurface technology, coatingLockheed Martin Corporation
Dec 11, 20252025/0375912SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CUTTINGMachine toolsLockheed Martin Corporation
Dec 4, 20252025/0369562ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAY UNITMechanical elementsLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Nov 13, 20252025/0348577DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT THROUGH ON-DIE CRYPTOGRAPHY AND REMOTE ATTESTATIONDigital communicationLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Nov 13, 20252025/0346373AIRSPEED DRIVEN TILT ANGLE FOR ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFTTransportLockheed Martin Corporation
Nov 6, 20252025/0344121PCELL RADIO LINK FAILURE FAST RECOVERYDigital communicationLockheed Martin Corporation
Oct 16, 20252025/0319965LOW DRAG AIRFOILTransportLockheed Martin Corporation
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Transport 30 · Measurement 13 · Mechanical elements 11 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 10 · Digital communication 9 · Control 8.

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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