Intellectual Ventures are now well-known for their involvement in commericalisation of metamaterials-based technology. They now have three spin-out companies that are using metamaterials in specific applications and industrial markets: Kymeta (antennas for satellite applications), Evolv Technology (airport security scanning and imaging technology) and Echodyne, who have patented a "Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array (MESA)" for radar applications (such as automotive and UAVs), that does away with the need for phase shifters, thus reducing weight and cost.