973 patents currently held
656 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.
32 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
Of the 656 now held by other companies, 464 name Aurora Operations Inc. as their current owner, and 192 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
478
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 Jun 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence
System and Methods for Facilitating Real-Time Carpooling
US 9,689,694
Cited by 163 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.
Crowd Sourced Traffic Reporting
US 8,718,910
Cited by 187 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
User assistance
US 9,307,577
Cited by 128 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
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.
- 5 fees due Nov 28 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 28
- 24 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 15 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 24 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 27 fees due Mar 3 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 24 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 21 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 15 fees due Jun 3 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 24 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 15 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 7 fees due Sep 5 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 21 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 3 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- Oct 14Assignment recorded on 1 record: De, Nabanita and 2 others to Uber Technologies, Inc. Recorded Oct 14, 2026, executed Oct 14, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76371, frame 970.
- Oct 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: Moore, Mark and 4 others to Uber Technologies, Inc. Recorded Oct 12, 2026, executed Nov 29, 2018. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76342, frame 924.
- 27 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 6 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 478 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 Travel Planning That Calls for at Least One Transportation Vehicle Unit | 22 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Methods and Systems for Providing Alerts to a Driver of a Vehicle via Condition Detection and Wireless Communications | 12 in force | to Mar 2035 |
| System and Method for Determining Recommended Departure Time | 11 in force | to Apr 2033 |
| Enhanced Contextual User Assistance | 10 in force | to Sep 2030 |
| Mutual Commit People Matching Process | 9 in force | to Aug 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,902,084 | Collaborative Incident Media Recording System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,135,353 | High Precision Internet Local Search In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,341,522 | Enhanced Contextual User Assistance In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,127,692 | Draggable Maps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,679,386 | Draggable Maps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,386,512 | System for Managing Data Collection Processes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,859,536 | Generalization of Features in a Digital Map In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,839,034 | High Precision Internet Local Search In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,664,736 | Obtaining User Assistance In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,562,781 | Device, System and Method of Landmark-Based and Personal Contact-Based Route Guidance In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 973: 656 patents in force now held by others · 248 patents ended · 169 applications pending · 368 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.