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Geotab Inc.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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361 patents currently held

1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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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
Notable
Big Telematics Data Network Communication Fault Identification Device US 11,223,518
Cited by 74 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2036. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Ends Jul 2036 · High confidence Also notable
Intelligent bluetooth beacon I/O expansion system US 10,942,871
Cited by 48 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Ends Apr 2032 · High confidence Also notable
Method for Determining Traffic Metrics of a Road Network US 11,403,938
Cited by 26 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.
Ends Aug 2039 · 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.
  • 6 fees due Feb 8 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 7 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 10 fees due Apr 3 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 8 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
  • 2 fees due Jun 5 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 5
  • 7 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods for Shared Vehicle Access (US 11,915,165) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Sep 19 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 19
  • 6 fees due Oct 9 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 9
  • 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Telematics Device with Input/Output Expansion Power Fault Handling (US 11,977,427) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 235 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Big Telematics Data Constructing System17 in forceto May 2037
Intelligent Telematics System for Defining Vehicle Ways10 in forceto Aug 2039
Configurable Intelligent I/O Expander System9 in forceto Sep 2032
Telematically Monitoring a Condition of an Operational Vehicle Component8 in forceto Jun 2039
VIN Based Accelerometer Threshold7 in forceto Sep 2033

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,786,895Multi-User Motor Vehicle Telemetric System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
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US D691,630Display Screen with Icon
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US D695,307Display Screen with an Icon
In force
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US 7,538,667Dynamically Configurable Wireless Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,940,173Dynamically Configurable Wireless Device
In force
 · High confidence
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US 7,696,862Tractor-Trailer Tether Sensor
In force
 · High confidence
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US 8,587,420Unified Vehicle Parameters
In force
 · High confidence
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US 8,032,276Apparatus and Method for Optimally Recording Geographical Position Data
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,766,791Configurable Geofences With Inherit Aspects And Use Thereof In Configurable Wireless Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,774,130Methods and System for Determining Consumption and Fuel Efficiency in Vehicles
In force
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In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 361: 1 patent in force now held by others · 9 patents ended · 64 applications pending · 29 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.
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