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8D Technologies

First filing 2008
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0 patents currently held, every record listed here

4 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.

This portfolio holds none of the 4 US patents in force on its record. from the record

Of the 4 now held by other companies, 4 name Lyft Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end

When these terms end

Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2011 to 2034.
US 9,076,136 Bicycle Rental System and Station Mar 20, 2028
US 7,898,439 Bicycle Rental System and Station Feb 26, 2029
US 9,269,236 RFID Tag Dispenser Mar 18, 2034
US 9,598,128 Object Management System with Locking Mechanism Dec 13, 2034
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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 153 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Lyft, Inc.
Ends Feb 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 27 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Lyft, Inc.
Ends Dec 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Cited by 19 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Lyft, Inc.
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 4 patents in force now held by others · 2 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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