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Atec Co., Ltd.

37 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

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 Jan 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Media Transferring Apparatus and Finance Device (US 9,085,417) comes due Jan 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Financial Device Having a Replaceable Module for Performing Replenishment or Collection Function (US 10,395,224) comes due Feb 27, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 3 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 1 fee due Apr 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Financial Device and Control Method Thereof (US 10,459,513) comes due Apr 29, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and method for processing user information of smart automated machine using face recognition (US 11,823,155) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Detecting Medium Image, and Financial Device (US 9,202,122) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Medium Storage Box, Financial Device, and Method of Controlling the Same (US 10,553,064) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cassette Detecting Device and Medium Processing Device Using the Same (US 9,280,881) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 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 D725,865Automated Teller Machine
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D748,125Display Screen
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,459,633Financial Device and Medium Processing Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D774,722Automated Teller Machine
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D776,399Automated Teller Machine
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,573,383Medium Transferring Apparatus and Financial Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D792,049Automated Teller Machine
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,202,122Apparatus and Method for Detecting Medium Image, and Financial Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,346,639Medium Storage Box, Medium Handling Apparatus and Financial Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,633,529Medium Pick-Up Apparatus, Medium Process Apparatus and Financial Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 37: 1 patent in force now held by others · 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 3 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

Every application published under this name has become a patent.

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