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Blinker, Inc.

32 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Jun 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for blocking information from an image (US 10,515,285) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for identifying vehicle information from an image (US 10,540,564) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for receiving a financing offer from an image (US 10,572,758) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for recovering license plate information from an image (US 10,579,892) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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Patents held now

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US 9,558,419Method and apparatus for receiving a location of a vehicle service center from an image
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US 9,563,814Method and apparatus for recovering a vehicle identification number from an image
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US 9,589,201Method and apparatus for recovering a vehicle value from an image
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US 9,589,202Method and apparatus for receiving an insurance quote from an image
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US 9,594,971Method and apparatus for receiving listings of similar vehicles from an image
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US 9,600,733Method and apparatus for receiving car parts data from an image
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US 9,607,236Method and apparatus for providing loan verification from an image
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US 9,818,154System and method for electronic processing of vehicle transactions based on image detection of vehicle license plate
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US 9,892,337Method and apparatus for receiving a refinancing offer from an image
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US 10,163,025Method and apparatus for receiving a location of a vehicle service center from an image
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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.

Published applications

Every application published under this name has become a patent.

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