387 patents currently held
7 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
380
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Oct 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence
Control Device, Control Method and Non-Transitory Storage Medium
US 11,383,729
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Vehicle Travel Control Device
US 8,370,040
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 52 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Vehicle Braking Control Device
US 8,958,966
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
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.
- 2 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 5 fees due Dec 2 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 1 fee due Jan 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Electric Braking Device for Vehicle (US 10,343,667) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 10 fees due Feb 8 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 8
- 4 fees due Mar 10 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 9 fees due Apr 6 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 9 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
- 4 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 7 fees due Jul 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 10 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 14 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 12 fees due Oct 5 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Electric Braking Device for Vehicle (US 10,640,097) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 11 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 5 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 380 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Electric Cylinder Device | 4 in force | to Jan 2043 |
| Brake Control Device for Vehicle | 2 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Electric Braking Device for Vehicle | 2 in force | to Jul 2037 |
| Braking Control Device for Vehicle | 2 in force | to Sep 2033 |
| Motion Control Device for Vehicle | 2 in force | to Apr 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,513,577 | Motion Control Apparatus for Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,587,267 | Vehicle Speed Control Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,885,741 | Steering Control Device for Vehicles Restricting Target Steering Angle held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,235,350 | Hydraulic Unit Support Structure held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,774,122 | Vehicle Controller held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,765,085 | Road Gradient Estimating System held by Advics Co., Ltd. and Denso Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,370,040 | Vehicle Travel Control Device held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,510,011 | System and Method for Controlling Vehicle held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,874,814 | Piston Pump with Fluid Reservoir In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,980,346 | Vehicle Control Device held by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and Advics Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 387: 7 patents in force now held by others · 604 patents ended · 113 applications pending · 213 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.