SmartSky Networks, LLC
In-flight broadband connectivity system for aircraft
New patent ·
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Morrisville, NC
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $17.4M, Sep 2018
- Total capital
- $95.7M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $95.7M
- 6 Form D · last Sep 2018
- 97 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 26
- 14 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#3 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$17.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$66.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$7.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$537K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$500K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Granted patents#3 · top 2%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ryan M. StoneResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Douglas A. HyslopResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
- Andrew P. CaplanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Antony M. BarkerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Blane E. RockafellowExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carter S. GriffinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 24 people
- Claude Alan GoodnightExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David A. ClaassenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Donald W. PhillipsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- E. S. Eskridge, Jr.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Emil W. Henry, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Eric L. LegvoldExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frank D. YearyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Fred R. LummisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- G. Jackson Tankersley, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Haynes G. GriffinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James S. LaddExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lloyd B. ThompsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew J. PetzoldExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael A. DodsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nancy C. WalkerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul C. SameitExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Reed E. HundtDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard C. RowlensonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 26 granted of 40- New patentMethod And Apparatus For Enhancing An Air-to-ground Wifi SystemUSPTOUS 12,772,163
- GrantedContextually Aware, Smart Ip AddressUSPTOUS 12,713,230
- PendingMethod And Apparatus For Providing Network Experience TestingUSPTOApplication 19531900
Show all 40 patent records
- Method And Apparatus For Enhancing An Air-to-ground Wifi SystemOct 20, 2026 · US 12,772,163Granted
- Contextually Aware, Smart Ip AddressAug 18, 2026 · US 12,713,230Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Providing Network Experience TestingJun 18, 2026 · Application 19531900Pending
- Architecture for Simultaneous Spectrum Usage by Air-to-Ground and Terrestrial NetworksApr 30, 2026 · Application 19428612Pending
- Dynamic Test Bench For Aircraft System TestingApr 30, 2026 · Application 19419293Pending
- Architecture For Integration Of Multiple Networks In An Air-to-ground ContextMar 12, 2026 · Application 19390923Pending
- Method and Apparatus for Providing Network Experience TestingFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,549,658Granted
- Architecture for Simultaneous Spectrum Usage by Air-to-Ground and Terrestrial NetworksDec 23, 2025 · US 12,507,078Granted
- Dynamic Test Bench For Aircraft System TestingDec 16, 2025 · US 12,500,679Granted
- Apparatus, Method And System For Providing Pilot Advisories On Trajectory Management Using Continuous Replanning Of Dynamically Interacting Trajectories For Optimal Economic And Safety OutcomesDec 16, 2025 · US 12,499,773Granted
- Aerospace Commerce ExchangeDec 4, 2025 · Application 19296478Pending
- Architecture for Integration of Multiple Networks in an Air-to-Ground ContextNov 18, 2025 · US 12,476,723Granted
- Optimized Position Information Assisted BeamformingOct 30, 2025 · Application 19260907Pending
- Air To Ground Communication System With Separate Control and Traffic ChannelsSep 23, 2025 · US 12,425,082Granted
- Seamless Relocation Of A Mobile Terminal In A Wireless NetworkSep 11, 2025 · Application 19217548Pending
- Apparatus, Method And System For Providing Evaluation And/or Optimization Of Trajectory Management For Ground And Air ServicesAug 14, 2025 · Application 19170308Pending
- Aerospace Commerce ExchangeAug 12, 2025 · US 12,387,193Granted
- Method and Apparatus for Optimizing of Beamforming Based on User ExperienceJul 29, 2025 · US 12,375,156Granted
- Remote Airport Management ServicesJul 10, 2025 · Application 19095470Pending
- Optimized Position Information Assisted BeamformingJul 8, 2025 · US 12,352,870Granted
- Wedge Shaped Cells In A Wireless Communication SystemJun 5, 2025 · Application 19052563Pending
- Terrestrial Based Air-to-ground Communications System And Related MethodsJun 5, 2025 · Application 19043815Pending
- Seamless Relocation Of A Mobile Terminal In A Wireless NetworkMay 27, 2025 · US 12,317,139Granted
- Unified Radio SolutionMay 27, 2025 · US 12,316,430Granted
- Smart Aviation Dynamic CookieMay 8, 2025 · Application 19017872Pending
- Apparatus, Method And System For Providing Evaluation And/or Optimization Of Trajectory Management For Ground And Air ServicesApr 8, 2025 · US 12,272,251Granted
- Remote Airport Management ServicesApr 1, 2025 · US 12,267,755Granted
- Wedge Shaped Cells In A Wireless Communication SystemFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,231,918Granted
- Apparatus, Method and System for Providing Evaluation and/or Optimization of Trajectory Management ServicesFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,223,843Granted
- Terrestrial Based Air-To-Ground Communications System and Related MethodsFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,218,740Granted
- Smart Aviation Dynamic CookieJan 14, 2025 · US 12,200,061Granted
- Terrestrial Based High Speed Data Communications Mesh NetworkJan 9, 2025 · Application 18892391Pending
- Passive Collection of Air-to-Ground Network Parameters for Network Planning and ControlNov 26, 2024 · US 12,155,453Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Enhancing An Air-to-ground Wifi SystemOct 24, 2024 · Application 18760259Pending
- Terrestrial Based High Speed Data Communications Mesh NetworkSep 24, 2024 · US 12,101,168Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Enhancing An Air-to-ground Wifi SystemJul 2, 2024 · US 12,028,803Granted
- Dynamic Test Bench For Aircraft System TestingJun 11, 2024 · US 12,009,881Granted
- Digital Beamforming Fin Antenna AssemblyMay 28, 2024 · US 11,996,627Granted
- Method and Apparatus for Optimizing of Beamforming Based on User ExperienceMay 21, 2024 · US 11,990,971Granted
- Terrestrial Based High Speed Data Communications Mesh NetworkApr 23, 2024 · US 11,968,026Granted
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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Sources
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