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Advanced Automation

First filing 2003
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One patent currently held, every record listed here

2 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Oct 2041. from the record

Of the 2 now held by other companies, 2 name Coopervision International Limited as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2041
Next term end
1
Patent families

When these terms end

Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2010 to 2041.
US 7,854,866 Thermal Curing Methods and Systems for Forming Contact Lenses Jun 6, 2028
US 9,938,034 Method And Apparatus Relating To Manufacture Of Molds For Forming Contact Lenses May 7, 2036
US 12,244,183 Angle Sensor Device Oct 5, 2041
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1 pending application: term is not computable until grant.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.
Ends May 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Ends Jun 2028 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Angle Sensor Device1 in forceto Oct 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 1 of 1

PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 12,244,183Angle Sensor Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 2 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 1 application pending. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
1 terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
1 computed term date comes from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.
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