839 patents currently held
10 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.
112 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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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
758
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 no later than May 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Method for Vehicle Intrusion Detection with Electronic Control Unit
US 9,813,436
Cited by 37 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Electrical Assembly
US 11,547,024
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Female Type Contact for an Electrical Connector
US 9,325,095
Cited by 36 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
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.
- 7 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 15 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 30 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 20 fees due Feb 4 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 20 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 12 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 17 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
- 10 fees due Jun 1 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 17 fees due Jul 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 24 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 19 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 11 fees due Oct 7 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 11 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 19 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 24 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 758 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Support Assembly | 13 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Mobile Router That Monitors Links | 10 in force | to Apr 2028 |
| Electrical Unit with Cooling Member | 9 in force | to Oct 2040 |
| Fluid System for a Vehicle Seat Assembly | 4 in force | to Jun 2044 |
| Electrical Assembly | 3 in force | to Mar 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,455,357 | Active Head Restraint System for a Vehicle Seat In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,661,764 | Vehicle Seat Assembly Having a Hardness Gradient via "A" Surface Intrusions And/Or Protrusions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,922,339 | Multiple-Channel Receiver System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,717,516 | Articulating/Folding Head Restraint In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,371,080 | Power Distribution Box In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,607,731 | External Side Bag Trim Close Outs In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,677,659 | Active Head Restraint Systems for Vehicle Seats In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,072,994 | Mobile Router with Serial Device Interface In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,189,552 | Mobile Router That Monitors Links In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,204,327 | Mobile router network In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 839: 10 patents in force now held by others · 1,303 patents ended · 161 applications pending · 589 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.