Patent 7430471

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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Cases on file (26)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7430471. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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Litigation History of U.S. Patent 7,430,471

As of April 30, 2026, U.S. Patent 7,430,471 has been asserted in numerous patent infringement lawsuits, primarily by the entities Orthosie Systems, LLC, and the current assignee, RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC. The litigation has been concentrated in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.

A detailed, though not necessarily exhaustive, list of known litigation involving this patent is provided below. This information is compiled from public litigation records, including the Unified Patents portal.

Litigation Initiated by RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC:

Defendant(s) Jurisdiction Case Number Filing Date Outcome or Current Status
Smart Chemical Solutions, LLC Texas Western District Court 6:23-cv-00832 Dec. 2023 Dismissed with prejudice; final judgment ordered that the plaintiff "take nothing".
Centerline Services, LLC Texas Western District Court 5:23-cv-00387 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Republic Services, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:23-cv-00141 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Estes Express Lines Texas Eastern District Court 4:22-cv-00303 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Texas Eastern District Court 4:22-cv-00266 Not specified Status not publicly available.
KeHE Distributors LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:21-cv-00686 Sep. 1, 2021 Closed on Nov. 17, 2021. Outcome details not specified.
RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. Old Dominion Freight Line Texas Eastern District Court 4:21-cv-00965 Not specified Status not publicly available.
U.S. Xpress, Inc. and U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:20-cv-00629 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Hub Group, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:20-cv-00628 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Trimac Transportation, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:19-cv-00727 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Crete Carrier Corporation Texas Eastern District Court 4:19-cv-00414 Not specified Status not publicly available.

Litigation Initiated by Orthosie Systems, LLC:

Defendant(s) Jurisdiction Case Number Filing Date Outcome or Current Status
Spireon, Inc. Colorado District Court 1:18-cv-02972 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Spireon, Inc. California Southern District Court 3:17-cv-01857 Not specified Transferred or refiled.
Spireon, Inc. California Eastern District Court 3:17-cv-01857 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:17-cv-00111 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:17-cv-00109 Not specified Status not publicly available.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Texas Eastern District Court 4:17-cv-00095 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Actsoft, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:17-cv-00080 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Airbiquity, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-01003 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Azuga, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-01002 Not specified Status not publicly available.
CalAmp Corp. and LoJack Corporation Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-01001 Not specified Status not publicly available.
NexTraq, LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-01000 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Mix Telematics USA, LLC, et al. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00999 Not specified Status not publicly available.
PassTime, LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00998 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Procon Analytics, LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00997 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Scope Technologies Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00996 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Sendum Wireless Corp. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00995 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Teletrac, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00994 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Trimble Inc., et al. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00993 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Verizon Communications, Inc., et al. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00992 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Ituran USA Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00991 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Rider newco, LLC (formerly known as Fleetmatics USA, LLC) Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00990 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Michelin North America, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00927 Not specified Status not publicly available.
Zonar Systems, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00872 Not specified Dismissed with prejudice on Apr. 12, 2017.
Vestigo Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00867 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
Orion Fleet Intelligence Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00865 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
Lytx, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00855 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
iTRAK Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00853 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
Omnitracs, LLC Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00844 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
GPS Insight Texas Eastern District Court 4:16-cv-00841 Nov. 2016 Status not publicly available.
Geotab USA, Inc. Texas Eastern District Court 2:15-cv-01679 Oct. 26, 2015 Closed on Feb. 11, 2016. Orthosie dropped the case without payment.
Other Defendants in 2015 Texas Eastern District Court 2:15-cv-01680, 2:15-cv-01681, 2:15-cv-01682, 2:15-cv-01684 Oct. 2015 Status not publicly available.

Appeals Court Litigation:

Appellant / Appellee Jurisdiction Case Number Filing Date Outcome or Current Status
Not Specified Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 25-1044 Not specified Status not publicly available.

It is noted that many defendants in these cases are companies in the telematics, fleet management, and logistics industries. Several cases initiated by Orthosie Systems, LLC, were dismissed, in some instances after the defendants indicated a policy of not settling with non-practicing entities (NPEs).

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