1,337 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Oct 2029. from the record
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1,010
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 Nov 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2039 · High confidence
Calibration for Autonomous Vehicle Operation
US 9,916,703
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 670 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Vehicle with Interchangeable Drive Modules
US 10,737,737
Cited by 96 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Sensor Perturbation
US 11,175,132
Cited by 44 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
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.
- 18 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 15 fees due Jan 4 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 25 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 22 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 37 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 23 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 18 fees due Jun 3 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 19 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 28 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 26 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 20 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 4 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 58 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 1,010 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Sensor-based object-detection optimization for autonomous vehicles | 49 in force | to Oct 2038 |
| Sensor Pod Assembly | 5 in force | to Feb 2043 |
| Adaptive Scaling in Trajectory Generation | 5 in force | to Mar 2040 |
| Encoding Relative Object Information into Node Edge Features | 4 in force | to Aug 2042 |
| Trajectory Determination for Four-Wheel Steering | 4 in force | to Dec 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12,717,286 | Modifying Driving Logs for Validating Models In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D885,280 | Vehicle Headrest In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D890,207 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof Having a Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,494,940 | Quadrant Configuration of Robotic Vehicles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,507,346 | Teleoperation System and Method for Trajectory Modification of Autonomous Vehicles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,517,767 | Internal Safety Systems for Robotic Vehicles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,606,539 | Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Service and System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,612,123 | Adaptive Mapping to Navigate Autonomous Vehicles Responsive to Physical Environment Changes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,630,619 | Robotic Vehicle Active Safety Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,632,502 | Machine-Learning Systems and Techniques to Optimize Teleoperation And/Or Planner Decisions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,337: 1 patent in force now held by others · 124 applications pending · 8 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.