30 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record

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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

Mobile Computing Device for Fleet Telematics US 10,185,455

Cited by 82 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Apparatus for Remote Vehicle Diagnosis US 10,665,040

Cited by 88 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Nov 2030 · Medium confidence Also notable

Method and Apparatus for an Automated Fuel Authorization Program for Fuel Temrinals Using a Camera as Part of the Authorization Process US 10,783,730

Cited by 15 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Feb 2031 · Medium 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.

2 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
1 fee due Mar 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Virtual Trainer for in Vehicle Driver Coaching and to Collect Metrics to Improve Driver Performance (US 10,417,929) comes due Mar 17, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 17, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for 3-D Acceleromter Based Slope Determination, Real-Time Vehicle Mass Determination, and Vehicle Efficiency Analysis (US 9,170,913) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for an Automated Fuel Authorization Program for Fuel Temrinals Using a Camera as Part of the Authorization Process (US 10,489,998) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Matching Vehicle Ecu Programming to Current Vehicle Operating Conditions (US 9,229,906) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
The maintenance fee for Virtual Trainer for in Vehicle Driver Coaching and to Collect Metrics to Improve Driver Performance (US 10,565,893) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Sep 8 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 8
1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Remote Vehicle Diagnosis (US 11,978,291) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method and Apparatus to Analyze GPS Data to Determine If a Vehicle Has Adhered to a Predetermined Route	17 in force	to Jun 2035
System and Method for Obtaining Competitive Pricing for Vehicle Services	5 in force	to Nov 2031
Method and Apparatus for an Automated Fuel Authorization Program for Fuel Temrinals Using a Camera as Part of the Authorization Process	2 in force	to Aug 2031
Method and Apparatus for Automated Gated Facility Entry Authorization Using a Camera as Part of the Process	1 in force	to Mar 2034
Method and Apparatus for Fuel Island Authorization for Trucking Industry Using Proximity Sensors	1 in force	to Mar 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,972,097	System and Method to Enhance the Utility of Vehicle Inspection Records by Including Route Identification Data in Each Vehicle Inspection Record In force Term ends Feb 20, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 20, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,769,499	Generating a Numerical Ranking of Driver Performance Based on a Plurality of Metrics In force Term ends Sep 10, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 10, 2028	High confidence
US 8,972,179	Method and Apparatus to Analyze GPS Data to Determine If a Vehicle Has Adhered to a Predetermined Route In force Term ends Jul 9, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 9, 2029	Medium confidence
US 10,665,040	Method and Apparatus for Remote Vehicle Diagnosis In force Term ends Nov 30, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2030	Medium confidence
US 11,978,291	Method and Apparatus for Remote Vehicle Diagnosis In force Term ends Nov 30, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2030	High confidence
US 12,125,082	System and Method for Obtaining Competitive Pricing for Vehicle Services In force Term ends Nov 30, 2030 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2030	Low confidence
US 12,125,083	System and Method for Obtaining Competitive Pricing for Vehicle Services In force Term ends Nov 30, 2030 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2030	Low confidence
US 10,706,647	Method and Apparatus for Implementing a Vehicle Inspection Waiver Program In force Term ends Dec 2, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2030	High confidence
US 10,783,730	Method and Apparatus for an Automated Fuel Authorization Program for Fuel Temrinals Using a Camera as Part of the Authorization Process In force Term ends Feb 17, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 17, 2031	Medium confidence
US 10,489,998	Method and Apparatus for an Automated Fuel Authorization Program for Fuel Temrinals Using a Camera as Part of the Authorization Process In force Term ends Aug 2, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2031	Medium confidence

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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.

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