Maintenance fees coming due

Waymo LLC

485 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 10,291,319	Devices and Methods for Optical Communication in a Rotary Platform Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jul 25, 2037 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jul 25, 2037	High confidence
US 11,653,108	Adjustable Vertical Field of View Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 17, 2027 Term ends Nov 6, 2038 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 16, 2026	May 17, 2027	Term ends Nov 6, 2038	High confidence
US 11,657,536	Target, Method, and System for Camera Calibration Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 Term ends Apr 1, 2038 · Medium confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 23, 2026	May 24, 2027	Term ends Apr 1, 2038	Medium confidence
US 11,658,166	Multichannel Monostatic Rangefinder Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 23, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 24, 2027 Term ends Oct 11, 2038 · Medium confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 23, 2026	May 24, 2027	Term ends Oct 11, 2038	Medium confidence
US 9,043,071	Steering-based Scrub Braking Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Aug 22, 2033 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Aug 22, 2033	High confidence
US 9,043,072	Methods and Systems for Correcting an Estimated Heading Using a Map Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Jun 1, 2033 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Jun 1, 2033	High confidence
US 10,300,926	Engaging and Disengaging for Autonomous Driving Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Mar 11, 2033 · Low confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Mar 11, 2033	Low confidence
US 10,302,749	LIDAR Optics Alignment Systems and Methods Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Jun 9, 2037 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Jun 9, 2037	High confidence
US 10,303,178	Collision Mitigation Static Occupancy Grid Waymo LLC In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Dec 15, 2037 · High confidence	Waymo LLC	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Dec 15, 2037	High confidence
US 10,304,987	Hybrid Integration of Photodetector Array With Digital Front End Waymo Holding Inc. In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Dec 19, 2036 · High confidence	Waymo Holding Inc.	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Dec 19, 2036	High confidence
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