45 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jul 2028. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Jul 2028

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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

Ignition Interlock Breathalyzer US 7,934,577

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 183 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Jul 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Secure Data Handling in a Breath Alcohol Calibration Station US 10,663,440

Cited by 39 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Apr 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization US 10,604,011

Cited by 30 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Nov 2036 · 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 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for Fuel Cell Housing for Use in an Alcohol Breath Tester (US 9,057,691) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Apr 17 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 17
1 fee due May 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System of Anti-Circumvention Monitoring in Vehicle Ignition Interlock Operation (US 11,827,230) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 24 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 24
2 fees due Oct 16 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 16

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization	6 in force	to Nov 2036
Secure Data Handling in a Breath Alcohol Calibration Station	5 in force	to Apr 2037
Method and System of Deploying Portable Breath Alcohol Monitoring Device	3 in force	to Apr 2041
Handheld Breath Detector	3 in force	to Aug 2040
Method and System of Deploying Ignition Interlock Device Functionality	3 in force	to Jul 2040

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,756,974	Mouth Alcohol Tester In force Term ends Jul 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 7, 2028	High confidence
US 7,934,577	Ignition Interlock Breathalyzer In force Term ends Jul 17, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 17, 2029	High confidence
US 8,957,771	Apparatus, System, and Method for Implementing and Monitoring Breath Alcohol Testing Programs, Usually from a Fixed Point Location, Such as a Home In force Term ends Jun 25, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 25, 2030	Medium confidence
US 8,161,793	Mouth Alcohol Tester In force Term ends Nov 24, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 24, 2030	High confidence
US 9,057,691	Fuel Cell Housing for Use in an Alcohol Breath Tester In force Term ends Dec 13, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 13, 2033	High confidence
US 10,040,349	Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization In force Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2036	High confidence
US 10,596,903	Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization In force Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2036	High confidence
US 10,919,389	Networked Vehicle Immobilization In force Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2036	High confidence
US 11,338,675	Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization In force Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2036	High confidence
US 12,054,044	Networked Intoxication Vehicle Immobilization In force Term ends Jul 29, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2036	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 45: 13 applications 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.

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.

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