La compañía gallega, que ha recorrido los itinerarios de Incubación, Aceleración y Consolidación de Business Factory Aero, ha obtenido la patente US 12,694,502 B1 para un sistema que combina drones, georreferenciación y visión artificial basada en inteligencia artificial para detectar y evaluar defectos en pavimentos.
Aguia Analítica Avanzada, company taking part in Business Factory Aero (BFAero), has been granted US patent No. 12,694,502 B1 in the United States for its technology for inspecting and assessing the condition of road surfaces.
The patent, granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on 28 July 2026, it protects a system for inspecting road surfaces by combining drones, image capture, geolocation, sensors and computer vision algorithms based on artificial intelligence.
The system enables pavement defects to be detected, located and measured using images captured from the air, and this information to be used to assess the condition of the pavement. In this way, the technology aims to facilitate the processing of large volumes of data and to automate some of the inspection tasks that traditionally require a significant investment of resources.
The granting of this patent recognises the technological development achieved by Aguia Analítica Avanzada and strengthens the protection of its technology – which originated and was developed within the Galician technology ecosystem – in the US market, whilst also marking a new step forward in the company’s international expansion and its commitment to applying artificial intelligence and unmanned aerial systems to the inspection and management of infrastructure.
From incubation to consolidation at BFAero
Aguia Analítica Avanzada’s journey is closely linked to BFAero. The company began its journey in the 4th edition, as part of the Incubation phase; it subsequently moved on to the Acceleration phase in the 5th edition and completed its time on the programme in the Consolidation phase during the 6th edition.
This journey reflects the gradual maturation of a technology that has progressed from its early stages of development to achieving new technological milestones and safeguarding its intellectual property, such as the recent granting of a patent in the United States.
BFAero: fostering talent and innovation in the aerospace sector
Business Factory Aero is a sector-specific programme for the incubation, acceleration and consolidation of projects in the aeronautical, aerospace and unmanned vehicle sectors, promoted by the Regional Government of Galicia through IGAPE and XesGalicia, and managed by the CEL Iniciativas por Lugo Foundation.
Since its launch, BFAero has supported 68 projects involving 49 companies, more than 80 per cent of which are still in operation. These companies generate 320 jobs and an annual turnover of more than 28 million euros, and have attracted 14 million euros in investment over the last two years.
The track record of Aguia Analítica Avanzada and the granting of this US patent thus demonstrate the ability of projects linked to BFAero to develop advanced technological solutions and bring them to new international markets.
The 8th call for proposals from BFAero is open to new projects and companies wishing to develop and scale up their solutions within this specialised ecosystem.