PassTime, LLC

PassTime, LLC is a privately held company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. The company operates as a provider of GPS tracking and telematics solutions and has approximately 100 employees. PassTime is owned by its founder, J.H. (Jake) Frank, and has received private equity backing.

The company provides GPS-based asset tracking hardware and software primarily for the automotive and powersports industries. Its main customers include auto dealers, vehicle finance companies, and fleet operators. PassTime's products offer features such as real-time vehicle location, theft recovery, lot management, and automated collection technology, which can include payment reminders and starter-interrupt capabilities to mitigate risk in subprime auto lending. The company also provides solutions for consumers, construction, and cargo shipping sectors.

PassTime's patent litigation history consists of defending its technology as an operating company. The company has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This defensive posture is consistent with an operating company being targeted by a patent assertion entity. The single lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction historically favored by patent plaintiffs.

The notable case involving the company is Orthosie Systems, LLC v. PassTime, LLC, filed in 2017. The plaintiff, Orthosie Systems, has been identified in public reports as a non-practicing entity (NPE) that has sued numerous technology and telematics companies over patents related to vehicle monitoring.