Published on December 17, 2024
Updated on March 25, 2026
Certain of WHILL’s Products and Services are covered by one or more of intellectual property rights (including utility patents, design patents, trademarks, and applications thereof, collectively referred to as “Patents” hereunder) owned by WHILL. The following lists of Patents are not all inclusive. WHILL owns other Patents, such as foreign counterparts and pending applications, which are not identified hereunder.
■ Patents related to Autonomous Services which provide convenience and efficiency.
(Advanced service models, Autonomous drive models, Airport business related)
- US8700250B1
- US12097874B2（JP7711942B2）
■ Patents whose features enhance safety through Object Detection.
(Advanced safety models, Autonomous drive models)
- US11983022B2（JP7477877B2）
- US12343291B2（JP7588878B2）
- US20240277538A1（JP7744045B2）
- US20260009648A1（JP7549408B2）
- JP7749241B2（WO2025094895A1）
- JP7389485B2
- JP7189008B2
- JP7526476B2
■ Patents related to a foldable-type WHILL model.
(Model F)
- US11866121B2（JP7057009B, JP2022-184734A)
■ Patents related to omni-wheels and omni-wheel implementation WHILL models which enhance rider comfort.
- US11511564B2（US11827053B2, JP6744485B2）
- US11938752B2（JP6932170B2）
- US11273668B2（JP6914088B2）
- JP6339424B2
■ Patents related to improved enhance safety.
- US9669868B2（JP5758537B）
- JP6309297B2
- JP6941055B2
■ Patents related to improved ride comfort.
(Model C2, and Autonomous-Models)
- JP6930047B1
- JP6980947B2
(Model R)
- JP7686298B2（WO2025057782A1）
- JP7668044B2（WO2025057786A1）
■ Patents those related to easy separation and safety.
(Model C, Model C2)
- US10849802B2（JP7089722B2）
- JP6746521B2
- JP6908959B2
- JP6980948B2
■ U.S. Design Patents for each WHILL model and its parts.
Products Design Patents
- Model A : D769775
- Model C/C2 : D890635, D8448317, D1097900, D1097901
- Model F : D1045694, D1045692, D990382
- Model R/Ri : D1094200
- AD* model : D1044608, D1093221
*AD = Autonomous drive system
