1 patent currently held
122 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.
7 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Apr 2028. from the record
Of the 122 now held by other companies, 97 name FCA US LLC as their current owner, and 25 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
1
Ending by 2030
Apr 2028
Next term end
1
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Apr 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 59 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 2028.
now held by Daimler AG
Also notable
Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
now held by Mercedes Benz Group AG
Also notable
Ends May 2028 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
now held by Mercedes Benz Group AG
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 15 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Avoiding or Mitigating Vehicle Collisions | 1 in force | to Apr 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 1 of 1
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,150,583 | Method and Apparatus for Avoiding or Mitigating Vehicle Collisions held by Daimler AG In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 122 patents in force now held by others · 2,232 patents ended · 971 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
30 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
14 computed term dates come from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.