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Tesla, Inc.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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1,112 patents currently held

26 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.
16 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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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
Apparatus for Forming and Mounting a Photovoltaic Array US 8,109,048
Cited by 267 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 2028.
Ends May 2028 · High confidence Also notable
Connecting Components for Photovoltaic Arrays US 9,698,724
Cited by 124 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 2033.
Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Vector Computational Unit US 11,409,692
Cited by 48 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Ends Sep 2037 · Medium confidence

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 739 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Accelerated Mathematical Engine11 in forceto Dec 2038
Apparatus for Forming and Mounting a Photovoltaic Array11 in forceto Jan 2032
Power Conditioning Unit9 in forceto Jul 2027
System and Method for Using a Mobile Device as an Input Device for Surveys at a Live Event8 in forceto May 2037
Pivot-Fit Frame, System and Method for Photovoltaic Modules8 in forceto May 2033

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US D672,307Vehicle Integrated Display and Mount
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D673,393Vehicle Seat Mount
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,667,432Method for Interconnection of Battery Packs and Battery Assembly Containing Interconnected Battery Packs
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,405,367Power Conditioning Units
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,461,809Power Conditioning Unit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,811,047Solar Power Conditioning Unit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,246,397Solar Power Conditioning Unit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,270,191Power Condition Units with MPPT
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,812,980Power Conditioning Units
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,812,985Solar Power Conditioning Unit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,112: 26 patents in force now held by others · 85 patents ended · 387 applications pending · 138 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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