2,690 patents currently held
68 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.
6 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
2,636
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 Jul 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence
Motor Vehicle Taillight
US D791,375
Cited by 94 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
System and Methodologies for Occupant Monitoring Utilizing Digital Neuromorphic (NM) Data and Fovea Tracking
US 10,235,565
Cited by 31 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
Display Device
US 8,094,127
Cited by 30 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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.
- 23 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 43 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 48 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 48 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 53 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 58 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 57 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 50 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 58 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 42 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 54 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 51 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 17 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Oct 15Assignment recorded on 1 record: Schroeder, Richard to Audi AG Recorded Oct 15, 2026, executed Oct 9, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76676, frame 269.
- Oct 8Assignment recorded on 1 record: Böckenhoff, Paul and 1 other to Audi AG Recorded Oct 8, 2026, executed Aug 25, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76664, frame 238.
- 58 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 53 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 2,636 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Digital Neuromorphic (NM) Sensor Array, Detector, Engine and Methodologies | 8 in force | to Apr 2037 |
| Method, Computer Program, and System for Carrying Out a Project | 5 in force | to Dec 2029 |
| Motor Vehicle (2018) | 3 in force | to Feb 2035 |
| Motor Vehicle (2015) | 3 in force | to Oct 2033 |
| Fuel Cells Evaporatively Cooled with Water Carried in Passageways | 3 in force | to Apr 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D671,876 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,877 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,878 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,879 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,880 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,881 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D672,303 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,090 | Vehicle Wheel Cover In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,097 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,104 | Vehicle Wheel Rim In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 2,690: 68 patents in force now held by others · 918 patents ended · 398 applications pending · 513 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.