56 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 2032. from the record
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Next term end
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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 Aug 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2038 · High confidence
Platoon Controller State Machine
US 10,254,764
Cited by 144 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Remote Authorization of Vehicle Platooning
US 11,100,211
Cited by 17 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Systems and Methods for Managing Communications Between Vehicles
US 10,762,791
Cited by 15 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 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.
- 1 fee due Dec 6, 2026The maintenance fee for Control of Automated Following in Vehicle Convoys (US 11,669,108) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Dynamic Gap Control for Automated Driving (US 10,369,998) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Transceiver Antenna System for Platooning (US 10,432,244) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due May 12 to 19, 2027 · next May 12
- 4 fees due Jun 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Managing Communications Between Vehicles (US 11,875,686) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 5, 2027
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 18 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoys | 32 in force | to Apr 2038 |
| Systems and Methods for Managing Communications Between Vehicles | 4 in force | to Oct 2038 |
| Devices, Systems, and Methods for Remote Authorization of Autonomous Vehicle Operation | 4 in force | to Aug 2037 |
| Dynamic Gap Control for Automated Driving | 2 in force | to Dec 2037 |
| Systems and Methods for Analyzing Vehicles | 1 in force | to Oct 2042 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,744,666 | Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoys In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,665,102 | Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoys In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,042,365 | Methods and Systems for Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoys In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,162,366 | Methods and Systems for Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoys In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,216,195 | Applications for Using Mass Estimations for Vehicles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,234,871 | Distributed Safety Monitors for Automated Vehicles In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,474,166 | System and Method for Implementing Pre-Cognition Braking And/Or Avoiding or Mitigation Risks Among Platooning Vehicles In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,481,614 | Vehicle Platooning Systems and Methods In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,514,706 | Gap Measurement for Vehicle Convoying In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,520,581 | Sensor Fusion for Autonomous or Partially Autonomous Vehicle Control In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 56: 1 patent ended · 6 applications pending · 30 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.