1,620 patents currently held
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.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
1,376
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 Jul 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence
Highly Assisted Driving Platform
US 9,628,565
Cited by 128 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Method and System for Using Intersecting Electronic Horizons
US 8,717,192
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Computer Game Development Factory System and Method
US 7,967,678
Cited by 48 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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.
- 7 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 32 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 35 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 35 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 31 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 29 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 24 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
- 26 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 29 fees due Jul 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 33 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 12 fees due Sep 3 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 10 fees due Oct 2 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 8 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 17 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 13 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 1,376 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and System for Vehicle Esc System Using Map Data | 6 in force | to Nov 2030 |
| Compressing and Decompressing Data About Radio Signals | 4 in force | to May 2035 |
| Adaptive Traffic Dynamics Prediction | 4 in force | to Jun 2034 |
| Reverse Natural Guidance | 4 in force | to Nov 2032 |
| Navigable topological maps | 4 in force | to Dec 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,856,310 | Method of Developing Traffic Messages In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,921,136 | Method and System for Using Geographic Data for Developing Scenes for Entertainment Features In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,672,778 | Navigation System with Downloadable Map Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,516,010 | Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Parking Availability Information In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,628,704 | Geographic Data Collection Using Game Play In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,967,678 | Computer Game Development Factory System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,634,352 | Method of Displaying Traffic Flow Conditions Using a 3D System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,437,108 | Estimation of Actual Conditions of a Roadway Segment by Weighting Roadway Condition Data With the Quality of the Roadway Condition Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,265,864 | Method of Providing Geographic Information for a Navigation System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,251,174 | System and Method for Producing Multi-Angle Views of an Object-of-Interest from Images in an Image Dataset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,620: 4 patents in force now held by others · 355 patents ended · 140 applications pending · 460 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.