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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Nauto, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 36

% Expired Patents = 2.8

EPO Patents = 5

Trademarks = 4

Forward Citations = 273

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30 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Stefan Heck (20 out of 22 patents)

Suchitra Sathyanarayana (15 out of 17 patents)

Benjamin O Alpert (12 out of 12 patents)

4. Ravi Satzoda (11 out of 13 patents)

5. Michael Gleeson-May (9 out of 10 patents)

6. Ludmila Levkova (7 out of 7 patents)

7. Alex Thompson (7 out of 7 patents)

8. Tahmida Binte Mahmud (7 out of 7 patents)

9. Charles Hornbaker (6 out of 6 patents)

10. Ilan Hornstein (5 out of 5 patents)

11. Shobana Sankaran (4 out of 4 patents)

12. Alexander Dion Wu (4 out of 4 patents)

13. Vaibhav Ghadiok (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Vivek Sekar (3 out of 3 patents)

15. Piyush Chandra (3 out of 4 patents)

Core Competencies:

Object Detection

Drowsiness Detection

Collision Prediction

Driver Behavior Analysis

Vehicle Localization

Driver Distraction

Situational Assessment

Safe Route Determination

Digital Environment Reconstruction

Near-Crash Determination

Exponential Risks

Video Imaging

36 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12725444 - Devices and methods for determining region of interest for object detection in camera images (2026-09-01),

2. 12657936 - Devices and methods for detecting drowsiness of drivers of vehicles (2026-06-16),

3. 12400269 - System and method for adverse vehicle event determination (2025-08-26),

4. 12340600 - Devices and methods for monitoring drivers of vehicles (2025-06-24),

5. 12321829 - System and method for contextualized vehicle operation determination (2025-06-03),

6. 12263837 - Devices and methods for assisting operation of vehicles based on situational assessment fusing expoential risks (safer) (2025-04-01),

7. 12187270 - Devices and methods for predicting intersection violations and/or collisions (2025-01-07),

8. 12145578 - Devices and methods for assisting operation of vehicles based on situational assessment fusing expoential risks (SAFER) (2024-11-19),

9. 11945435 - Devices and methods for predicting collisions and/or intersection violations (2024-04-02),

10. 11881036 - Devices and methods for detecting drowsiness of drivers of vehicles (2024-01-23),

11. 11688176 - Devices and methods for calibrating vehicle cameras (2023-06-27),

12. 11580756 - System and method for determining probability that a vehicle driver is associated with a driver identifier (2023-02-14),

13. 11577734 - System and method for analysis of driver behavior (2023-02-14),

14. 11572077 - Method for distributed data analysis (2023-02-07),

15. 11485284 - System and method for driver distraction determination (2022-11-01),

Company Overview

Nauto, Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in advanced driver assistance systems and AI-driven fleet safety solutions. The company develops innovative software that leverages machine learning and computer vision to enhance vehicle safety and reduce accidents. By integrating real-time data analysis with vehicle telematics, Nauto aims to transform the automotive landscape, making roads safer for drivers and pedestrians alike while promoting smarter fleet management practices.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

36 Patents

#54 in Palo Alto, CA

#2,249 in California

#9,516 in US

#18,745 in the World

Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Nauto, Inc.

Forward Citations = 273

30 inventors:

Stefan Heck (20 out of 22 patents)

Suchitra Sathyanarayana (15 out of 17 patents)

Benjamin O Alpert (12 out of 12 patents)

4. Ravi Satzoda (11 out of 13 patents)

5. Michael Gleeson-May (9 out of 10 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Nauto, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/nauto

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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