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Autochips Inc.

23 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
8 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.
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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 25, 2026
  • 1 fee due Mar 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for processing video signal (US 10,404,936) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 3 to 19, 2027 · next May 3
  • 1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Quick positioning system and vehicle-mounted system (US 10,551,508) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Video processing method, device and terminal (US 10,602,135) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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

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 7,743,221Memory Sharing Method for Sharing SRAM in an Soc Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,175,974Poi Displaying Method and Electronic Apparatus Utilizing the Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,608,671Error detection method of variable-length coding code stream and decoding and error detection apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,331,594Data transmission method and electronic device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,430,248Booting display control method and associated apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,578,280Progressive displaying terminal and video playing method and image processing apparatus thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,859,859Sound-effect setting method and electronic device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,168,984Image receiving apparatus and method thereof for determining an orientation of a screen of an electronic apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,691,427Method and apparatus for detecting tightness of a pick-up head, method for controlling the moving of the pick-up head
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,331,393Vehicle-mounted terminal and method for obtaining resolution of a screen of a handheld terminal
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 8 patents in force now held by others · 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 14 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

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.

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