6,385 patents currently held
106 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.
6 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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6,011
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 Jan 2039 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2037 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2038 · High confidence
Analytic Image Format for Visual Computing
US 11,068,757
Cited by 182 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Autonomous Vehicle Refueling
US 10,042,359
Cited by 256 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2037.
Front Bumper Cover for Vehicles
US D976,172
Cited by 48 later US patents, top 1% of design patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
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 Nov 16 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 16
- 47 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 44 fees due Jan 4 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 68 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 107 fees due Mar 5 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 114 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 90 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 113 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 102 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 88 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 77 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 92 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 15 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 616 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 6,011 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Intra-Prediction Coding of Video Data | 6 in force | to Nov 2040 |
| Method and for Reconstructing Chroma Block and Video Decoding Apparatus | 6 in force | to Sep 2040 |
| Automated Semantic Inference of Visual Features and Scenes | 6 in force | to Jan 2039 |
| Motor Car | 6 in force | to Feb 2038 |
| Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Driver Situational Awareness | 6 in force | to Oct 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,437,297 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Consequences of Misinterpretation of User Commands in Automated Systems held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,340,971 | System and Method of Dialog Trajectory Analysis held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,629,898 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Providing an Emergency Vehicle Alert held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,673,248 | Combining Calendar Entries with Map Views held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,825,827 | Intelligent Parking Guidance Apparatus and Method held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,239,410 | System and Method for Adaptive Media Playback Based on Destination held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,026,555 | System and Method for Adaptive Media Playback Based on Destination held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,390,757 | System and Method for Adaptive Media Playback Based on Destination held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,198,748 | System and Method for Adaptive Media Playback Based on Destination held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,725,408 | Apparatus and Method for Constructing Learning Data held by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 6,385: 106 patents in force now held by others · 20 patents ended · 4,639 applications pending · 615 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.