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Thinkware Corporation

178 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
29 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Previously recorded as Thinkware Systems Corporation (to 2018)

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Ending by 2030
May 2030
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When these terms end

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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 20, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Method, Apparatus, Electronic Device, Computer Program, and Computer Readable Recording Medium for Measuring Inter-Vehicle Distance Based on Vehicle Image (US 11,680,813) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Feb 8 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vehicle Infotainment Apparatus Using Widget and Operation Method Thereof (US 11,745,585) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and System for Integratedly Managing Vehicle Operation State (US 11,778,434) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
  • 5 fees due Jun 8 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 7 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 2 fees due Aug 6 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 3 fees due Sep 5 to 12, 2027 · next Sep 5
  • 3 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

  • 10 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,208,685Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,629,970Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 10,866,110Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,107,637Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,841,237Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 11,946,763Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,326,894Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,808,596Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 12,117,306Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,712,988Mobile communication terminal, and system and method for safety service using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 178: 29 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

62 pending · 1 abandoned · 9 no status recorded

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