113 patents currently held

139 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 Jun 2027. from the record

Of the 139 now held by other companies, 139 name dSPACE SE and Co. KG as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.

Ending by 2030

Jun 2027

Next term end

109

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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

Method for Quick Estimation of a Perspectival Occlusion in a Simulation of an Imaging Sensor US 10,990,854

Cited by 49 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.

Ends Apr 2039 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Device for Simulating an Electrical/Electronic Load US 8,768,675

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.

Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Circuit for Simulating an Electrical Load US 8,754,663

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.

Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Computer-Implemented Method for Implementing a V2X Application and Corresponding V2X Blocks for a Graphical Modeling Environment US 10,805,779

The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2035, later than anything else here.

now held by dSPACE SE & Co. KG

Ends Oct 2035 · 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.

2 fees due Dec 25, 2026
2 fees due Jan 11 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 11
2 fees due Feb 27, 2027
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for Computer-Implemented Method for Computer-Aided Generation of an Executable Control Program, and Also Computer-Implemented Method for Computer-Aided Translation of a Graphical Model Describing the Functionality of a Control Program (US 10,445,071) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due May 17 to 28, 2027 · next May 17
3 fees due Jun 19 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 19
2 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Testing a Control Program of a Control Device in a Simulation Environment on a Computer (US 10,572,369) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 19 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 19
1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Operating a Computer System to Authorize Use of Software on a Process Computer (US 10,621,312) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

11 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 109 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method for Influencing a Control Unit and Manipulation Unit	3 in force	to Sep 2029
Inspection Device	2 in force	to Jul 2038
Method and Device for Simulating an Electrical/Electronic Load	2 in force	to Oct 2029
Computer-Implemented Method for Providing a Test Process for Traffic Scenarios to Be Tested	1 in force	to Oct 2043
Computer-Implemented Method and System for Generating Synthetic Sensor Data, and Training Method	1 in force	to May 2043

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,596,711	Method and Network for Synchronistic Processing and Providing Data Using an Extrapolation Data Set Including at Least One Update Time Point In force Term ends Jun 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2027	High confidence
US 8,645,918	Influencing Device for Control Apparatus In force Term ends Jan 3, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 3, 2028	High confidence
US 7,991,583	Diagnosis in Automotive Applications In force Term ends Jan 6, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 6, 2028	High confidence
US 7,853,941	Process for Automatic Matching of Software In force Term ends Apr 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 21, 2028	High confidence
US 7,933,734	Method for Testing an Electronic Control System In force Term ends Nov 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2028	High confidence
US 9,857,820	Method and Device for Simulating an Electric/Electronic Load In force Term ends Mar 30, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 30, 2029	High confidence
US 7,921,248	Configuration Facility for the Configuration of a Time-Triggered Bus System In force Term ends Apr 17, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 17, 2029	High confidence
US 7,877,153	Installation and Method for a Configuration of a Control System In force Term ends Jun 19, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 19, 2029	High confidence
US 8,166,344	Method for Controlling an Operating Mechanism and a Manipulation Unit In force Ends no later than Sep 9, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Sep 9, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,271,984	Method for Creating an Optimized Flowchart for a Time-Controlled Distribution Computer System In force Term ends Sep 10, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 10, 2029	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 113: 139 patents in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 100 applications pending · 22 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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