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40 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Dec 27, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Dual sensor imaging system and privacy protection imaging method thereof (US 11,689,822) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Camera array correction method (US 9,100,584) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electronic apparatus and method of generating depth map (US 10,455,217) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
  • 3 fees due Jun 8 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 1 fee due Jul 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Color correction method and image correction apparatus (US 11,863,916) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Image capturing device capable of blending images and image processing method for blending images thereof (US 9,288,392) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Image capturing device and digital zooming method thereof (US 9,325,899) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transmission interface module and signal transmission method (US 10,649,012) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,189,012Digital image composition method
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US 8,385,642Method for removing color fringe in digital image
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US 8,908,974Image capturing device capable of simplifying characteristic value sets of captured images and control method thereof
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US 8,867,843Method of image denoising and method of generating motion vector data structure thereof
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US 8,891,867Image processing method
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US 8,897,589Method of detecting subject of image and imaging device thereof
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US 9,288,392Image capturing device capable of blending images and image processing method for blending images thereof
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US 9,100,584Camera array correction method
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US 8,903,233Auto-focus system using multiple lenses and method thereof
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US 8,909,037Auto-focus system using multiple lenses and method thereof
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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