617 patents currently held

80 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.

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 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

Mode Changing of a Mobile Communications Device and Vehicle Settings When the Mobile Communications Device Is in Proximity to a Vehicle US 7,937,075

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 349 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Dec 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Using Pre-Computed Vehicle Locations and Paths to Direct Autonomous Vehicle Maneuvering US 10,317,913

Cited by 125 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Feb 2035 · Medium confidence Also notable

Method for Requesting Transportation Services US 8,131,307

Cited by 145 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends May 2030 · 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.

5 fees due Nov 28 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 28
11 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
20 fees due Jan 4 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 4
12 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
7 fees due Mar 1 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 1
14 fees due Apr 8 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 8
14 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
10 fees due Jun 3 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 3
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11 fees due Aug 4 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 4
9 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
24 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
3 fees due Nov 5 to 7, 2027 · next Nov 5

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Recent changes

Oct 27Assignment recorded on 1 record: Davis, Matthew Allen and 8 others to Lyft, Inc. Recorded Oct 27, 2026, executed Dec 8, 2019. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76521, frame 85.
15 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
10 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 327 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method for Requesting Transportation Services	22 in force	to May 2030
Direct Methods for Dense Parking of Autonomous Vehicles	14 in force	to Oct 2035
Multi-Modal Transportation Route Deviation Detection and Correction	9 in force	to Apr 2040
Geohash-Related Location Predictions	7 in force	to Apr 2037
Ride Chaining	6 in force	to Aug 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,627,819	Visual Screen Indicator In force Term ends Dec 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 6, 2027	High confidence
US 7,937,075	Mode Changing of a Mobile Communications Device and Vehicle Settings When the Mobile Communications Device Is in Proximity to a Vehicle In force Term ends Dec 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 19, 2027	High confidence
US 9,552,594	System for Presenting Marketing Content in a Personal Television Channel In force Term ends Feb 5, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 5, 2028	High confidence
US 8,904,029	System and Method for Managing Media Content In force Term ends Feb 19, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 19, 2028	High confidence
US 9,076,136	Bicycle Rental System and Station In force Term ends Mar 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 20, 2028	High confidence
US 10,708,351	System and Method for Managing Media Content In force Term ends May 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 24, 2028	High confidence
US 9,025,741	Call Processing in a Voicemail System In force Ends no later than Aug 29, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Aug 29, 2028	Medium confidence
US 9,124,923	Presentation of an Avatar in a Media Communication System In force Term ends Oct 1, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 1, 2028	High confidence
US 9,462,321	System and Method for a Communication Exchange with an Avatar in a Media Communication System In force Term ends Oct 1, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 1, 2028	High confidence
US 9,769,232	Apparatus and Method for Managing Media Content In force Term ends Nov 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 13, 2028	High 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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