12 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Oct 2030. from the record

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Oct 2030

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notable patents all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Method and System for Assessing Drinking Behavior US 11,674,949

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Aug 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Anti-Circumvention Apparatus and Methods for Use in Sobriety Testing Systems US 9,442,103

Cited by 42 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Feb 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Automated Calibration Station for Ignition Interlock Devices US 10,436,770

Cited by 16 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jul 2033 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due Dec 13, 2026
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Assessing Drinking Behavior (US 11,674,949) comes due Dec 13, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 14, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Apr 8 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 8

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 8 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Interlock Data Collection and Calibration System	3 in force	to Apr 2036
Method and System for Assessing Drinking Behavior	2 in force	to Aug 2038
Wireless Electrical Interface System	2 in force	to Aug 2036
Calculating a Recidivism Probability Score for Compliance-Based Ignition Interlock Device Removal	1 in force	to Apr 2043
Anti-Circumvention Apparatus and Methods for Use in Sobriety Testing Systems	1 in force	to Feb 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,078,334	Unobtrusive System and Method for Monitoring the Physiological Condition of a Target User of a Vehicle In force Term ends Oct 7, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 7, 2030	High confidence
US 10,436,770	Automated Calibration Station for Ignition Interlock Devices In force Term ends Jul 31, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2033	High confidence
US 9,442,103	Anti-Circumvention Apparatus and Methods for Use in Sobriety Testing Systems In force Term ends Feb 10, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 10, 2034	High confidence
US 9,481,245	Vehicle Sobriety Interlock Systems and Methods with Vehicle Warm-Up Support In force Term ends Mar 12, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 12, 2035	High confidence
US 10,458,975	Calibration Device and Method for Calibrating an Ignition Interlock Device In force Term ends Sep 17, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2035	High confidence
US 9,772,318	Interlock Data Collection and Calibration System In force Term ends Apr 27, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 27, 2036	High confidence
US RE49,381	Wireless Electrical Interface System In force (reinstated) Term ends Aug 27, 2036 · Low confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Aug 27, 2036	Low confidence
US RE49,398	Wireless Electrical Interface System In force (reinstated) Term ends Aug 27, 2036 · Low confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Aug 27, 2036	Low confidence
US 12,044,674	Method and System for Assessing Drinking Behavior In force Term ends Jan 17, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 17, 2038	High confidence
US 11,674,949	Method and System for Assessing Drinking Behavior In force Term ends Aug 6, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2038	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 12: 4 patents ended · 1 application pending · 8 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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