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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Nio USA, Inc.

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USPTO Granted Patents = 217

% Expired Patents = 0.92

Forward Citations = 1,402

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131 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Austin Lawrence Newman (49 out of 55 patents)

Christopher P Ricci (42 out of 147 patents)

Alexander Jeffrey Smith (29 out of 47 patents)

4. Adam H Ing (15 out of 19 patents)

5. Abhishek Singhal (11 out of 19 patents)

6. Miaosen Shen (10 out of 11 patents)

7. Rick Rajaie (10 out of 14 patents)

8. Yadunandana Yellambalase (8 out of 10 patents)

9. Colin J Stevens (7 out of 7 patents)

10. Anthony Tao Liang (7 out of 7 patents)

11. Xiaodong Liu (6 out of 18 patents)

12. Veera Ganesh Yalla (6 out of 14 patents)

13. Christopher Francis Pouliot (6 out of 8 patents)

14. Marc W Juzkow (5 out of 13 patents)

15. Timothy Jon Meador (5 out of 32 patents)

Core Competencies:

Driverless Vehicles

Emergency Route Guidance

Power Management

Thermal Control

Battery Modules

Sensor Fusion

Vehicle Localization

Collision Prediction

User Interface

Electric Vehicles

Autonomy Optimization

Secure Communication

217 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12093042 - Event data recordation to identify and resolve anomalies associated with control of driverless vehicles (2024-09-17),

2. 11352024 - Autonomous vehicle emergency route guidance (2022-06-07),

3. 11345253 - Vehicle power devices, systems, and methods for fail operational electronic control unit power management (2022-05-31),

4. 11340354 - Methods to improve location/localization accuracy in autonomous machines with GNSS, LIDAR, RADAR, camera, and visual sensors (2022-05-24),

5. 11307239 - Power transistor junction temperature determination using a desaturation voltage sensing circuit (2022-04-19),

6. 11290045 - Devices, systems, and methods for self-heating batteries (2022-03-29),

7. 11267363 - Method and system for preventing moisture accumulation in battery packs (2022-03-08),

8. 11257230 - Adaptive feature map anchor pruning (2022-02-22),

9. 11247675 - Systems and methods of autonomously controlling vehicle states (2022-02-15),

10. 11233272 - Zero flammability electrolyte for lithium-ion cell (2022-01-25),

11. 11205809 - Early detection of thermal incident in battery pack (2021-12-21),

12. 11135934 - Vehicle power devices, systems, and methods for sleep mode (2021-10-05),

13. 11130196 - Single-position sequential laser welding system (2021-09-28),

14. 11127995 - Lightweight thermal adsorption structure for lithium-ion module (2021-09-21),

15. 11117477 - Methods and devices for thermal control during charging of electric vehicles (2021-09-14),

Company Overview

Nio USA, Inc., based in San Jose, California, specializes in the development of advanced autonomous vehicle technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions in driverless vehicles, emphasizing critical areas such as emergency route guidance, power management, and thermal control. Nio's expertise extends to battery modules, sensor fusion, vehicle localization, and collision prediction, positioning it as a key player in the evolving landscape of automotive engineering and smart transportation systems.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 27 2026

217 Patents

#61 in San Jose, CA

#421 in California

#1,937 in US

#3,948 in the World

San Jose, CA, United States of America

Nio USA, Inc.

Forward Citations = 1,402

131 inventors:

Austin Lawrence Newman (49 out of 55 patents)

Christopher P Ricci (42 out of 147 patents)

Alexander Jeffrey Smith (29 out of 47 patents)

4. Adam H Ing (15 out of 19 patents)

5. Abhishek Singhal (11 out of 19 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Nio USA, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/nio-usa

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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