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Waymo LLC

First filing 2002
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2,070 patents currently held

236 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 Feb 2027. from the record

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Feb 2027
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1,061
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
Engaging and Disengaging for Autonomous Driving US 8,825,258
Cited by 578 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Autonomous Vehicle Roof Pod US 11,603,048
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Ends Mar 2040 · High confidence Also notable
Display Screen Portion with Graphical User Interface US D897,353
Cited by 74 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Ends Sep 2035 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Portion of a Display Screen with Icon US D729,274
Cited by 735 later US patents, top 1% of design patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Google LLC
Ends May 2029 · High confidence

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.
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  • 38 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 12 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 1,061 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Sensor Assembly28 in forceto Oct 2041
Roof Sensor Housing26 in forceto Jun 2040
User Interface for Displaying Internal State of Autonomous Driving System10 in forceto Dec 2030
Smart Signs for Autonomous Vehicles9 in forceto Oct 2038
Engaging and Disengaging for Autonomous Driving9 in forceto Dec 2033

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,486,177System and Method for Performing Interventions in Cars Using Communicated Automotive Information
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D729,265Portion of a Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D729,826Portion of a Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D730,372Portion of a Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D730,923Portion of a Display Screen with Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D731,542Portion of a Display Screen with Icon
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D735,214Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D739,423Portion of a Display Screen with a Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D745,020Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Transitional Graphical User Interface
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D746,194Autonomous Vehicle Wing Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 2,070: 236 patents in force now held by others · 263 patents ended · 357 applications pending · 136 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.
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