1,020 patents currently held
8 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.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Next term end
576
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 May 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence
Autonomous Vehicle Operated with Guide Assistance of Human Driven Vehicles
US 9,494,439
Cited by 259 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Fleet Utilization Efficiency for On-Demand Transportation Services
US 11,282,009
Cited by 41 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Individualized Risk Vehicle Matching for an On-Demand Transportation Service
US 11,282,016
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
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 Nov 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Passenger Seats and Doors for an Autonomous Vehicle (US 11,660,985) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 14 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
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- 19 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 20 fees due Sep 3 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 22 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 6 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- 37 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 576 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Path Segment Risk Regression System for On-Demand Transportation Services | 10 in force | to Oct 2039 |
| Relative Atlas for Autonomous Vehicle and Generation Thereof | 8 in force | to Jul 2038 |
| Systems and Methods for Iq Detection | 7 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Vehicle Management System | 7 in force | to Mar 2037 |
| Autonomous Vehicle Control Using Submaps | 6 in force | to Jan 2038 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,751,589 | Three-Dimensional Road Map Estimation from Video Sequences by Tracking Pedestrians In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,777,761 | Method and Apparatus for Specifying and Displaying Measurements Within a 3D Rangefinder Data Set In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,551,771 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Acquiring Three-Dimensional Range Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,982,594 | Automotive Brake Lighting In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,742,152 | Coherent Detection Scheme for FM Chirped Laser Radar In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,755,474 | Automotive Brake Lighting In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,710,248 | Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) Customization Based on Collision Assessments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,244,779 | Method and System for Monitoring a Mobile Equipment Fleet In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,831,391 | Using Segmented Cones for Fast, Conservative Assessment of Collision Risk In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,792,641 | Using Long-Range Dynamics and Mental-State Models to Assess Collision Risk for Early Warning In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,020: 8 patents in force now held by others · 16 patents ended · 173 applications pending · 95 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.