US Patent 12,429,339
The Foundation of
Behavior Based Navigation.
If you use the past to guide the future, you are practicing our invention. Acquisition grants you exclusive control over the next generation of navigation and immediate Freedom to Operate.
The Cognition Gap: Why Physics-Based Routing is a Liability for Autonomous Marine Navigation
1. THE CORE CLAIM: THE HISTORY RULE
The scope of our protection is defined not by a specific algorithm, but by the fundamental workflow of Behavioral Navigation™.
Our patent covers the broad concept of ingesting Historical Vessel Tracks (the input) to generate a navigable path (the output).
It does not matter if a competitor uses complex machine learning, simple averaging, or generative AI. If the system relies on historical peer behavior to determine a route, it falls under the Ditch Technology patent estate.
2. THE ENGINEERING REALITY
There is no clean room workaround.
We have secured the rights to the only viable path forward for modern navigation.
As the industry moves from static charts (theory) to smart autonomy (validated), engineers face an unavoidable reality: You cannot build a safe routing engine without training it on historical data.
Our claims cover the entire data lifecycle required to build a Behavior Based navigation system:
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The Input: Ingesting track data from any source (AIS, Radar, Log Files)
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The Process: Filtering that data to identify Local Expert behavior
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The Output: Generating a route line or autopilot waypoints based on that behavior
3. broad scope protection
Agnostic by design. We drafted our claims to be technology agnostic, ensuring the IP remains relevant as sensors and platforms evolve.
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Source Agnostic: The patent applies whether the input data comes from AIS transponders, satellite imagery, onboard radar, or proprietary fleet logs.
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Vessel Agnostic: The claims cover routing for all vessel classes, from recreational center consoles to commercial tankers and autonomous surface vessels (ASVs).
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Output Agnostic: The protection extends to both visual outputs (a line drawn on a screen for a human) and digital outputs (data streams sent directly to an autopilot).
4. strategic value
Freedom to Operate (FTO).
In the crowded marine technology landscape, this patent serves as a decisive strategic asset.
For Acquirers
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Ownership grants immediate Freedom to Operate, ensuring your product roadmap is immune to litigation as you deploy behavioral routing features.
For Defense
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It establishes a market monopoly, preventing competitors from replicating your behavior based capabilities without infringing on valid US claims.
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Eliminate the risk of third party infringement claims while blocking competitors from utilizing behavior-based validation in their own routing stacks
Secure the future and don't get left behind.
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