15 patents currently held
760 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.
40 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in May 2035. from the record
Of the 760 now held by other companies, 656 name Aurora Operations Inc. as their current owner, and 104 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
May 2035
Next term end
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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 Mar 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
Autonomous Vehicle Hybrid Simulation Testing
US 10,852,721
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 21 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Driving Surface Friction Estimations for Autonomous Vehicles
US 11,427,223
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Detecting Objects within a Vehicle in Connection With a Service
US 10,662,696
A family of 7 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2035.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
Cited by 259 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Aurora Operations, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Apr 2039 · High confidence
Cited by 41 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Aurora Operations, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Aurora Operations, Inc.
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.
- 1 fee due Jan 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Disabling Onboard Input Devices in an Autonomous Vehicle (US 10,343,698) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Driving Surface Friction Estimations Using Vehicle Steering (US 11,919,499) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Sep 28Assignment recorded on 1 record: Uber Technologies, Inc. to UATC, LLC Recorded Sep 28, 2026, executed Jan 19, 2021. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76585, frame 298.
- 11 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 13 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Driving Surface Friction Estimations Using Vehicle Steering | 2 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Disabling Onboard Input Devices in an Autonomous Vehicle | 2 in force | to Sep 2037 |
| Systems and Methods for Generating Synthetic Motion Predictions | 1 in force | to Nov 2041 |
| Driving Surface Friction Estimations for Autonomous Vehicles | 1 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Systems and Methods for Generating Basis Paths for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control | 1 in force | to Oct 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,662,696 | Detecting Objects within a Vehicle in Connection With a Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,343,698 | Disabling Onboard Input Devices in an Autonomous Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,167,772 | Disabling Onboard Input Devices in an Autonomous Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,767,149 | Object Interaction Prediction Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicles In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,722,664 | Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control Systems and Methods In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,852,721 | Autonomous Vehicle Hybrid Simulation Testing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,919,499 | Driving Surface Friction Estimations Using Vehicle Steering In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,789,859 | Multi-Task Machine-Learned Models for Object Intention Determination in Autonomous Driving In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,761,359 | Ground Intensity Lidar Localizer In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,248,075 | System and Method for Identifying Travel Way Features for Autonomous Vehicle Motion Control held by Aurora Operations, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 15: 760 patents in force now held by others · 17 patents ended · 51 applications pending · 109 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.