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Thinkware Systems Corporation

13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
58 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 4 name spellings.

Recorded as renamed to Thinkware Corporation (2018)

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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 11, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and method for processing map data by real-time index creation and system thereof (US 10,318,504) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Navigation guidance apparatus and method using wide-angle lens camera image (US 10,386,199) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for User interface apparatus for path search and method thereof (US 9,182,887) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jun 8 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 8

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Recent changes

  • 2 terms have ended 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 8,948,924Apparatus and Method for Deciding Travel Condition of Vehicle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,208,685Navigation Device, Navigation System, and Method of Operating the Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,462,445Mobile communication terminal, and system and method for safety service using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,978,241Safety Service System and Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,224,282Safety Service System and Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,638,540Device and method for displaying a map according to the guiding of a navigation system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,386,199Navigation guidance apparatus and method using wide-angle lens camera image
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,182,887User interface apparatus for path search and method thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,812,440Electronic Device, Server, and Control Method and Location Information Providing Method for the Electronic Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,243,909Electronic Device, Server, and Control Method and Location Information Providing Method for the Electronic Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 13: 58 patents in force now held by others · 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 surrendered on reissue. 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.

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