601 patents currently held
13 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2039 · High confidence
Methods and systems for using natural language processing and machine-learning to produce vehicle-service content
US 9,672,497
Cited by 80 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Monitoring Removal and Replacement of Tools Within an Inventory Control System
US 9,811,962
Cited by 62 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Automated Vehicle Scan Tool Initialization
US 11,238,676
Cited by 13 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
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.
- 13 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 14 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 13 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
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- 11 fees due Sep 3 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 5 fees due Oct 2 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 4 fees due Nov 3 to 10, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 16 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 5 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 398 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and system for providing diagnostic filter lists | 8 in force | to Jun 2037 |
| Wheel Aligner with Advanced Diagnostics and No-Stop Positioning | 6 in force | to Oct 2036 |
| Methods and Systems for Providing a Vehicle Repair Tip | 6 in force | to Feb 2036 |
| Methods and systems for using natural language processing and machine-learning to produce vehicle-service content | 6 in force | to Oct 2035 |
| Socket Drive Improvement | 6 in force | to Apr 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,565,844 | Torque-Angle Instrument In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,720,308 | Dual Pawl Ratchet Mechanism and Reversing Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,424,387 | Method for Use with an Optical Aligner System for Positioning a Fixture Relative to a Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,555,376 | Dynamic Information Method and System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,609,025 | Kit of Power Tools In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,634,337 | Vehicle or Engine Diagnostic Systems with Advanced Non-Volatile Memory In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,552,950 | Full Width Overlay Drawer Latch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,056,943 | Full Width Overlay Drawer Latch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,584,659 | Wheel Balancer with Weight Application Error Correction System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,684,908 | Vehicle Identification Key for Use Between Multiple Computer Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 601: 13 patents in force now held by others · 142 patents ended · 106 applications pending · 85 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.