4,759 patents currently held
324 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.
7 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
4,603
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 May 2038 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2036 · Medium confidence
Time-Warping for Autonomous Driving Simulation
US 10,564,643
Cited by 81 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Electrode for Lithium-Ion Cell, Lithium-Ion Cell, and Method for Manufacturing Electrode for Lithium-Ion Cell
US 10,276,858
Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
Vehicle Operation Assistance Information Management for Autonomous Vehicle Control Transfer
US 9,937,795
Cited by 27 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 32 later US patents, top 10% 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 Envision Aesc Japan Ltd.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 16 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 16
- 63 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 77 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 61 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 70 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
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- 69 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 65 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 37 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Sep 16Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nissan North America, Inc. to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Recorded Sep 16, 2026, executed Sep 16, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76032, frame 497.
- 90 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 73 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 4,603 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Air Battery System | 11 in force | to Dec 2037 |
| Air Battery and Battery Pack Using Same | 10 in force | to Oct 2035 |
| Trajectory Planning | 5 in force | to Sep 2038 |
| Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface | 4 in force | to Feb 2037 |
| Electrode for Lithium-Ion Cell, Lithium-Ion Cell, and Method for Manufacturing Electrode for Lithium-Ion Cell | 4 in force | to Jun 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,284,744 | Lifting Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,248 | Rear Combination Lamp for an Automobile In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,290,535 | Leak Diagnostic Device for Fuel Vapor Treatment Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,610,786 | Apparatus for Forming Microscopic Recesses on a Cylindrical Bore Surface and Method of Forming the Microscopic Recesses on the Cylindrical Bore Surface by Using the Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,621,382 | Shock Absorber In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,076,021 | Bipolar Battery In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,799,867 | Material for Curable Solvent-Based Topcoating Material, and Coating Material and Coating Film Comprising or Formed from the Same held by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and The University of Tokyo In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,811,716 | Fuel Cell In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,479,680 | Engine Block Coating System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,455 | Automobile And/Or Toy Replica Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 4,759: 324 patents in force now held by others · 3,508 patents ended · 789 applications pending · 904 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.