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50 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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 Feb 1 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 1 fee due Aug 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and device for recognising pulsing light sources (US 9,264,626) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Rear Vehicle Light (US 9,317,757) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 10 of the patents on this record were 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,300,886Method and Device for Determining a Calibrating Parameter of a Stereo Camera
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,183,666Method and Device for Determining a Valid Lane Marking
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,264,626Method and device for recognising pulsing light sources
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,317,757Method and Apparatus for Detecting a Rear Vehicle Light
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,117,272Method and device for determining a change in the pitch angle of a camera of a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,626,571Method and device for determining a valid lane marking
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,254,683Determining a source of danger on a roadway
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,791,347Method and Processing Circuit for Operating Digital Assistance System for Receiving Search Query and Providing Best Traveling Route to Destination Indicated by Search Query
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 12,136,275Method and device for determining the orientation of a surface of an object
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,715,005Verification and Identification of a Neural Network
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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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.

24 pending · 3 abandoned · 7 no status recorded

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