Safe Pro Strengthens IP Portfolio with Filing of Provisional Patent for Utilizing Drones and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Precision of Object Detection

By: Safe Pro Group Inc. via Business Wire

December 10, 2024 at 08:03 AM EST

New Patent to Secure Protection for Methods, Tools and Systems Designed to Reduce “False Positive” Detection of Objects Including Explosives, Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance

Safe Pro Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAI) (“Safe Pro” or the “Company”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in drone imagery processing, today announced the filing of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for utilizing drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve precision of object detection.

The provisional patent application, titled, “Object Detection Precision Enhancement Methods, Tools and Systems” seeks intellectual property (IP) protection for the Company’s technology which utilizes drones and artificial intelligence and proprietary algorithms to reduce the false positive rate when identifying objects such as small explosives, landmines and unexploded ordnance.

The new application follows the USPTO awarding of the Company’s first patent received on November 19, 2024, which protects its groundbreaking technology that identifies, locates and maps explosives through its AI-powered SpotlightAI™ drone image analysis and reporting software platform. The pending provisional patent application is the latest step in the Company’s ongoing efforts to expand the protection of its AI and related software algorithm IP portfolio.

“As demonstrated by this new provisional application, our team continues to build upon the foundational elements of our patented AI-powered image analysis ecosystem with enhancements that can help ensure that our customers and partners have access to the critical actionable intelligence they need for better decision making. Through ongoing development and a commitment to innovation, we believe we are creating significant value for our stakeholders and that is why we will continue to pursue protection for our IP,” said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc.

The Company’s IP portfolio currently includes US Patent No. 12,146,729 incorporating 21 claims made in the Company’s original patent application entitled, “Systems and Methods for Detecting and Identifying Explosives.” These claims cover autonomous detection, identification, and labeling of explosives in orthomosaic images using AI processing of drone imagery. Valid until 2043, the patent captures the groundbreaking nature of SpotlightAI™ and its ability to transform fields ranging from humanitarian demining, agriculture, to national defense and reconstruction. The Company also previously filed for global patent protection with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”) which covers patent protection rights for 157 Contracting States including members of the EU, Asia, Latin and South America, Africa and the Middle East.

The recently patented SpotlightAI™ technology is currently in operation in Ukraine with multiple humanitarian mine action organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and government entities. SpotlightAI^TM has now processed over 921,471 images, analyzed over 12,901 GB of data and identified over 16,540 real-world landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine. Real-world landmine detection statistics from Ukraine can be found at the Company’s Real-World Landmine Detection Counter at https://safeproai.com/landmine-detections/.

Compatible with Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) drones, Safe Pro’s patented SpotlightAI™ software ecosystem utilizes advanced machine learning (ML) models for small object detection and data reporting built on an extensive proprietary dataset capable of rapidly identifying and locating 150+ types of land mines and UXO. Operating locally at the Edge for rapid object detection and locating, or through the hyper scalability of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, SpotlightAI™ can process massive amounts of sub-centimeter-level drone imagery, providing customers with unique flexibility based on evolving operational needs. Enhanced with the hyper scalability of the AWS cloud, SpotlightAI™ can securely generate detailed, high-resolution orthomosaic maps highlighting objects of interest that can plot detection results on customizable, GPS-tagged, sub-centimeter-level, high resolution 2D and enhanced, interactive 3D maps. These maps can provide a “bird’s-eye view” of the surveyed area, delivering enhanced situational awareness for planning clearing and land release efforts by local governments and humanitarian aid organizations.

For more information about Safe Pro Group, its subsidiaries, and technologies, please visit https://safeprogroup.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

About Safe Pro Group Inc.

Safe Pro Group is a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions specializing in drone imagery processing leveraging commercially available “off-the-shelf” drones with its proprietary machine learning and computer vision technology to enable rapid identification of explosives threats, providing a much safer and more efficient alternative to traditional human-based analysis methods. Built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Safe Pro Group’s scalable platform is targeting multiple markets that include commercial, government, law enforcement and humanitarian sectors where its Safe Pro AI software, Safe-Pro USA protective gear and Airborne Response drone-based services can work in synergy to deliver safety and operational efficiency. For more information on Safe Pro Group Inc., please visit https://safeprogroup.com/.

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