TRUECAR, INC. Active Patents
45 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2024-07-19: Application 18778565; Invention SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION AND USE OF SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHY BASED METRICS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; Applicant TrueCar, Inc.; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-03-04: Application 18594325; Invention SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING AND ENHANCING DATA OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTED SOURCES IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; Applicant TrueCar, Inc.; Status Patented Case.
- 2024-01-23: Application 18420190; Invention SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTING A NEXT HOP IN A SEARCH PATH; Applicant TrueCar, Inc.; Status Patented Case.
- 2023-07-12: Application 18221311; Invention SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING AND CORRELATING ONLINE USER ACTIVITIES WITH SALES OF PHYSICAL GOODS; Applicant TrueCar, Inc.; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
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| 2024-07-19 | 18778565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION AND USE OF SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHY BASED METRICS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2026-01-27 | 12536558 | US20240378630A1 | Michael D. Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Daniel Salazar Ludovica Rizzo Jacob LaCivita | United States United States United States United States United States | VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA |
| 2024-03-04 | 18594325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING AND ENHANCING DATA OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTED SOURCES IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2026-07-14 | 12682365 | US20240211977A1 | Rudy C. Gilmore | United States | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E |
| 2024-01-23 | 18420190 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTING A NEXT HOP IN A SEARCH PATH | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2025-04-01 | 12265977 | US20240185265A1 | Thomas J. Sullivan Michael D. Swinson | United States United States | LUU, CUONG V |
| 2023-07-12 | 18221311 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING AND CORRELATING ONLINE USER ACTIVITIES WITH SALES OF PHYSICAL GOODS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2025-04-08 | 12271932 | US20240029125A1 | James Francis Berger Jacob Michael LaCivita James Thai Nguyen Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja Michael D. Swinson Thomas Taira | United States United States United States United States United States United States | OBAID, FATEH M |
| 2023-05-10 | 18315428 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GEO-SPECIFIC VEHICLE PRICING | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2025-09-23 | 12423725 | US20230281652A1 | Michael D. Swinson Param Pash Kaur Dhillon Thomas J. Sullivan Xingchu Liu | United States United States United States United States | WEISENFELD, ARYAN E |
| 2023-04-26 | 18307642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF USED VEHICLE PRICING DATA | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2025-04-29 | 12288230 | US20230259986A1 | Michael D. Swinson Isaac Lemon Laughlin Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja Mikhail Semeniuk Xingchu Liu | United States United States United States United States United States | YESILDAG, MEHMET |
| 2023-02-10 | 18167640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-01-09 | 11869059 | US20230186365A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2023-01-19 | 18156455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING AND ENHANCING DATA OBTAINED FROM DISTRIBUTED SOURCES IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-04-23 | 11966933 | US20230162212A1 | Rudy C. Gilmore | United States | SINGLETARY, TYRONE E |
| 2022-12-19 | 18084524 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VARYING AFFILIATE POSITION DISPLAYED BY INTERMEDIARY | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-06-11 | 12008593 | US20230117296A1 | Michael D. Swinson Jason McBride Isaac Lemon Laughlin Thomas J. Sullivan | United States United States United States United States | BRADY, MARIE P. |
| 2022-10-17 | 17967571 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GEO-SPECIFIC VEHICLE PRICING | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-06-27 | 11687961 | US20230051349A1 | Michael D. Swinson Param Pash Kaur Dhillon Thomas J. Sullivan Xingchu Liu | United States United States United States United States | WEISENFELD, ARYAN E |
| 2022-06-24 | 17848460 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF RAW DATA TO ACTIONABLE DATA | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2025-01-14 | 12198164 | US20220318858A1 | Pan Wu Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja Lin O'Driscoll Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States | WASAFF, JOHN S. |
| 2022-06-17 | 17843426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF USED VEHICLE PRICING DATA | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-06-06 | 11669874 | US20220327581A1 | Michael D. Swinson Isaac Lemon Laughlin Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja Mikhail Semeniuk Xingchu Liu | United States United States United States United States United States | YESILDAG, MEHMET |
| 2022-05-10 | 17741229 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTING A NEXT HOP IN A SEARCH PATH | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-03-05 | 11922439 | US20220270119A1 | Thomas J. Sullivan Michael D. Swinson | United States United States | LUU, CUONG V |
| 2022-01-13 | 17575006 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-05-30 | 11663644 | US20220138789A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2021-12-30 | 17566471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LIFETIME VALUE OF WEBSITE VISITOR THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING | TRUECAR, INC. | Patented Case | 2025-04-15 | 12277568 | US20220207541A1 | Praveen Palaniyappan Vaikunta Raman Sharat Nair Nicholas Sarnoff | United States United States United States | IQBAL, MUSTAFA |
| 2021-11-05 | 17520191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION AND USE OF SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHY BASED METRICS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-09-03 | 12079830 | US20220058673A1 | Michael D. Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Daniel Salazar Ludovica Rizzo Jacob LaCivita | United States United States United States United States United States | VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA |
| 2021-11-01 | 17516368 | MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION, FILTERING OR PRESENTATION OF AVAILABLE SALES OUTLETS IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-10-31 | 11803800 | US20220138660A1 | Sharat Nair Jake Swartz Victor Dave Choi Zheng Li | United States United States United States United States | KONERU, SUJAY |
| 2021-08-27 | 17459116 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING AND CORRELATING ONLINE USER ACTIVITIES WITH SALES OF PHYSICAL GOODS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-08-29 | 11741512 | US20210390597A1 | James Francis Berger Jacob Michael LaCivita James Thai Nguyen Meghashyam Grama Ramanuja Michael D. Swinson Thomas Taira | United States United States United States United States United States United States | OBAID, FATEH M |
| 2021-07-23 | 17383712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2023-02-14 | 11580567 | US20210350397A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2021-07-16 | 17378474 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VARYING AFFILIATE POSITION DISPLAYED BY INTERMEDIARY | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2022-12-20 | 11532003 | US20210342871A1 | Michael D. Swinson Jason McBride Isaac Lemon Laughlin Thomas J. Sullivan | United States United States United States United States | BRADY, MARIE P. |
| 2021-07-16 | 17377733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PRICING MODELS IN THE AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TRUECAR, INC. | Patented Case | 2023-02-14 | 11580579 | US20210342896A1 | Michael Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Scott Painter | United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2021-02-02 | 17165584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEALER EVALUATION AND DEALER NETWORK OPTIMIZATION USING SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2024-10-29 | 12131345 | US20210158382A1 | Michael D. Swinson Christopher James O'Keeffe Daniel Salazar Ludovica Rizzo | United States United States United States United States | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN |
| 2020-11-20 | 16953613 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SALES GENERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2022-02-15 | 11250453 | US20210150555A1 | Philip Inghelbrecht Scott Painter | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2020-10-07 | 17065310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2022-02-08 | 11244334 | US20210081979A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2020-09-29 | 17036516 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2021-11-23 | 11182812 | US20210035138A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-10-17 | 16656114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2020-11-24 | 10846722 | US20200051102A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-10-02 | 16591079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SALES GENERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2020-12-01 | 10853831 | US20200034862A1 | Philip Inghelbrecht Scott Painter | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-09-09 | 16564808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2020-10-20 | 10810609 | US20200005344A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-02-15 | 16277553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-11-26 | 10489810 | US20190180306A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-02-15 | 16277434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SALES GENERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-11-26 | 10489809 | US20190180305A1 | Philip Inghelbrecht Scott Painter | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2019-02-11 | 16272396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PRICING MODELS IN THE AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TRUECAR, INC. | Patented Case | 2020-06-09 | 10679263 | US20190172103A1 | Michael Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Scott Painter | United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2018-11-16 | 16193618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ENHANCING, ANALYSIS OR PRESENTATION OF DATA FOR VEHICLES OR OTHER COMMODITIES | TRUECAR, INC. | Patented Case | 2019-12-24 | 10515382 | US20190139065A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2018-01-08 | 15864855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-02-26 | 10217123 | US20180158086A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2017-08-10 | 15674317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PRICING MODELS IN THE AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-04-16 | 10262344 | US20170372381A1 | Michael Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Scott Painter | United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2017-06-23 | 15631318 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2018-02-27 | 9904933 | US20170286983A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2017-03-28 | 15471805 | VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM FOR RULES BASED DETERMINATION AND REAL-TIME DISTRIBUTION OF ENHANCED VEHICLE DATA IN AN ONLINE NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT | TRUECAR, INC. | Patented Case | 2019-07-30 | 10366435 | US20170287043A1 | Michael D. Swinson | United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2016-12-29 | 15393505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SALES GENERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-04-23 | 10269031 | US20170109769A1 | Philip Inghelbrecht Scott Painter | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2016-12-27 | 15391541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2019-04-23 | 10269030 | US20170109833A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2015-03-27 | 14671731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2018-02-27 | 9904948 | US20150206162A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2015-03-23 | 14666005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2017-09-05 | 9754304 | US20150193800A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2014-08-15 | 14461205 | System and Method for Sales Generation in Conjunction With a Vehicle Data System | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2017-11-14 | 9818140 | US20140358719A1 | Philip INGHELBRECHT SCOTT PAINTER | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2014-04-18 | 14256796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AND DISPLAYING PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2015-04-28 | 9020844 | US20140229241A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2014-04-18 | 14256791 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2015-04-28 | 9020843 | US20140229240A1 | Thomas Taira Scott Painter Chris Taylor Robert Taylor Michael D. Swinson | United States United States United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2013-10-31 | 14068836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PRICING MODELS IN THE AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2017-09-19 | 9767491 | US20140058957A1 | Michael Swinson Lin O'Driscoll Scott Painter | United States United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |
| 2013-07-25 | 13951292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SALES GENERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VEHICLE DATA SYSTEM | TrueCar, Inc. | Patented Case | 2017-08-08 | 9727904 | US20130311319A1 | Philip Inghelbrecht Scott Painter | United States United States | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE |