326 patents currently held
2 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.
The next term ends in Jun 2027. 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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Jun 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2038 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Steering Column for a Motor Vehicle
US 11,613,294
Cited by 7 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Adjustment Drive for a Steering Column, Steering Column That Is Adjustable by Motor for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Setting a Bearing Arrangement of an Adjustment Drive
US 10,654,509
Granted 2020. Computed term ends 2038.
Device for Superimposing Rotational Speeds for a Steering System
US 7,770,688
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 23 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 19 to 23, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 13 fees due Dec 4 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 9 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 3 fees due Feb 6 to 13, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 4 fees due Mar 17 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 17
- 8 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 5 fees due May 5 to 21, 2027 · next May 5
- 3 fees due Jun 17 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 17
- 7 fees due Jul 9 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 4 fees due Aug 9 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 9
- 8 fees due Sep 12 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 12
- 10 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 9 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 323 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Steering Column That Is Adjustable by Motor for a Motor Vehicle and Ad-Justment Drive for a Steering Column | 2 in force | to Oct 2038 |
| Spindle and Steering Column Assembly Having Same | 2 in force | to May 2038 |
| Device for Superimposing Rotational Speeds for a Steering System | 2 in force | to Jul 2027 |
| Steering Column for a Motor Vehicle | 1 in force | to Apr 2043 |
| Steer-By-Wire Steering System Comprising an Adapted Control Signal, and Method for Operating a Steer-By-Wire Steering System | 1 in force | to Mar 2043 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,770,688 | Device for Superimposing Rotational Speeds for a Steering System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,766,777 | Device for Superimposing Rotational Speeds, Comprising a Servodrive In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,590,908 | Front Axle Support Having an Integrated Steering Gear Housing held by GMF Umformtechnik GmbH and Thyssenkrupp Presta AG In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,630,771 | Control Method for Electric Power Steering held by Thyssenkrupp Presta AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,690,173 | Double Pinion Steering Gear In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,910,365 | Method for the production of a steering spindle portion forming a section of a steering spindle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,221,489 | Steering System with Overload Protection In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,031,747 | Control in an Electric Steering System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,010,215 | Sliding Sleeve In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,051,997 | Roller-Mounted Rack and Pinion Drive In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 326: 2 patents in force now held by others · 100 patents ended · 53 applications pending · 90 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.