51 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jun 2037. from the record

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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

Connected Automated Vehicle Highway Systems and Methods US 10,380,886

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 127 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Feb 2038 · High confidence Also notable

System and Methods for Partially Instrumented Connected Automated Vehicle Highway Systems US 11,447,152

Cited by 27 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2037. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jun 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Distributed Driving Systems and Methods for Automated Vehicles US 11,741,834

Cited by 16 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.

Ends Jul 2041 · 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.

4 fees due Feb 13 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 13
2 fees due Jun 12 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 12
1 fee due Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Intelligent Road Side Unit (RSU) Network for Automated Driving (US 11,881,101) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Autonomous Vehicle and Center Control System (US 11,935,402) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 9 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 22 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Connected Automated Vehicle Highway Systems and Methods	19 in force	to Apr 2038
Distributed Driving Systems and Methods for Automated Vehicles	3 in force	to Jul 2041
System and Methods for Partially Instrumented Connected Automated Vehicle Highway Systems	3 in force	to Jun 2037
Function Allocation for Automated Driving Systems (2021)	2 in force	to Dec 2042
Function Allocation for Automated Driving Systems (2021)	2 in force	to Jul 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,692,365	Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS): Systems and Methods In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,430,328	Intelligent Road Infrastructure System (IRIS): Systems and Methods In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,447,152	System and Methods for Partially Instrumented Connected Automated Vehicle Highway Systems In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,735,035	Autonomous Vehicle and Cloud Control (AVCC) System with Roadside Unit (RSU) Network In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	Medium confidence
US 11,881,101	Intelligent Road Side Unit (RSU) Network for Automated Driving In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,935,402	Autonomous Vehicle and Center Control System In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	Low confidence
US 11,955,002	Autonomous Vehicle Control System with Roadside Unit (RSU) Network's Global Sensing In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,964,674	Autonomous Vehicle with Partially Instrumened Roadside Unit Network In force Term ends Jun 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2037	High confidence
US 11,990,034	Autonomous Vehicle Control System with Traffic Control Center/Traffic Control Unit (TCC/TCU) and Roadside Unit (RSU) Network In force Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037	Low confidence
US 12,008,893	Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Control System with Roadside Unit (RSU) Network In force Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 20, 2037	Low confidence

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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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