Authentix, Inc.

65 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Jul 2027

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When these terms end

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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.

3 fees due Dec 2 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 2
2 fees due Jan 16 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 16
2 fees due Feb 4 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 4
1 fee due Mar 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for Authenticating an Object (US 9,123,190) comes due Mar 1, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 1, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Apr 20 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 20
2 fees due Jun 29, 2027
1 fee due Jul 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for System for Authenticating an Item (US 9,235,796) comes due Jul 12, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 12, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Enabling an Authentication Device with Temporary Target (US 9,256,809) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 16 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 16

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,687,271	Covert Authentication Method and Apparatus In force Term ends Jul 18, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 18, 2027	High confidence
US 7,972,859	Authentication of Ingestible Products Using Saccharides as Markers In force Term ends Jan 6, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 6, 2028	High confidence
US 8,384,891	Direct Detection of Markers in Pressurized Hydrocarbon Fluids In force Term ends Aug 4, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 4, 2028	High confidence
US 8,398,888	Size Dependent Marker Codes In force Term ends Dec 18, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 18, 2028	High confidence
US 9,013,272	Security Document with Nano-Optical Display In force Term ends Apr 22, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 22, 2029	High confidence
US 8,212,473	Flexible Polymeric Light Emitting/Charge Storage Device and System In force Term ends Jul 13, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2029	High confidence
US 8,129,190	Tagged Petroleum Products and Methods of Detecting Same In force Term ends Sep 2, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 2, 2029	High confidence
US 8,360,323	Security Label Laminate and Method of Labeling In force Term ends Jan 22, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2030	High confidence
US 7,919,325	Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Liquid for the Presence of an Additive In force Term ends Feb 3, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 3, 2030	High confidence
US 8,894,098	Security Device In force Term ends Apr 4, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 4, 2030	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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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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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

4 pending · 6 abandoned

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