Grant of patent enhances D13’s drone defence capabilities
Published 25-OCT-2016 15:34 P.M.
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Shares in Department 13 (ASX: D13) spiked 15% within minutes of an announcement being released regarding the grant of a new patent for the sharing of wireless resources between networks used in counter drone systems or any high bandwidth datalink.
The intraday high of 15.5 cents isn’t too far off the group’s all-time high of 16.5 cents struck in early June. Given the group is substantially more advanced strategically in terms of acceptance of its technologies and the establishment of partnerships it could be argued that a premium to its June share price is warranted.
However, historical share price performances should not be used as the basis for an investment decision and independent professional advice should be sought if considering this stock.
As a backdrop, D13 is developing cutting-edge software and communication systems that have the potential to transform the networking and communication fields as well as current applications in drone defence, mobile phone IT security and secure enhanced android phone systems.
As can be seen below, there is no getting around the fact that drone defence systems will be front and centre in terms of defence initiatives in the near to medium-term.
What are the implications of patent approval
The issue of US Patent Number 9473226 announced today touches on most of these areas of the group’s operations as the technology at the centre of this development enables more efficient use of the radio spectrum, allowing different networks to concurrently use the same frequencies.
However, in particular this technology enhances D13’s drone defence capabilities and advanced communication networking as it allows more sensors and devices to operate efficiently within the limited radio spectrum.
Management highlighted that from a broader perspective the technology can permit licensed cellular spectrum to be used for other communications without interfering with cellular networks.
Chief Executive, Jonathan Hunter highlighted that this development was particularly important at a time when the radio environment was becoming increasingly crowded. Being able to share resources between wireless networks has substantial advantages for devices communicating in the shared, unlicensed frequency space.
On this note, Hunter underlined the fact that through the use of this technology, devices currently using the 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band can be enabled to make use of the cellular network without interfering with any other device in the network.
Effectively this allows the device to use a lower frequency cellular channel instead of the ISM radio band, increasing the range by about ten-fold or greatly reducing the required radio transmission power.
Key details of the patent approval are that it has been licensed to D13 by GenghisComm Holdings, the IP holding company of D13’s Chief Science Officer (CSO), Steve Shattil, under the terms of the existing exclusive license with D13 which covers the fields of drone defence and US and Australian government agencies and departments business.
It is worth noting that Shattil is the inventor of dozens of US and foreign patents essential to wireless and radio protocol standards.
New patents, new revenue streams, improved investor appeal
While D13 now has 12 granted patents, expect more news flow given that it has 22 patent applications in its IP portfolio. More importantly though, it is worth looking at the company’s milestones over the next 12 months which if achieved would see a transition from development to commercial sales with cash flow and diversified revenue streams.
This would change the company’s profile and contribute towards derisking some of its areas of operations, arguably making it a more readily considered investment prospect for a wider investor universe.
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