10 patents currently held

2 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.

The next term ends in Oct 2029. from the record

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.

Ending by 2030

Oct 2029

Next term end

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Automated Processing of Digital Media Collections for Distributed E-Commerce US 8,838,485

Cited by 24 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Embeddable Distributed E-Commerce And Community Building System US 8,666,825

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Image Display US 9,174,483

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

Ends no later than Nov 2031 · Medium confidence

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 May 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Image Display (US 9,174,483) comes due May 3, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 3, 2027, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

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

What they patent

The 2 largest of its 4 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Image Display	6 in force	to Feb 2032
Embeddable Distributed E-Commerce And Community Building System For Digital Media	2 in force	to May 2032

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,666,825	Embeddable Distributed E-Commerce And Community Building System In force Term ends Oct 26, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 26, 2029	High confidence
US 8,838,485	Automated Processing of Digital Media Collections for Distributed E-Commerce In force Term ends Jan 1, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 1, 2031	High confidence
US 8,959,812	Image Display In force Term ends Nov 23, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 23, 2031	High confidence
US 8,966,796	Image Display In force Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,174,483	Image Display In force Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,545,162	Method for Manufacturing Image Display In force Term ends Nov 23, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 23, 2031	High confidence
US 9,861,215	Image Display with Leather Image Substrate In force Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Nov 23, 2031	Medium confidence
US 10,092,118	Method for Manufacturing Image Display In force Ends no later than Feb 26, 2032 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Feb 26, 2032	Medium confidence
US 8,838,484	Embeddable Distributed E-Commerce And Community Building System For Digital Media In force Term ends May 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,738,108	Image Display and Kit In force Term ends Mar 13, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2034	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 10: 2 patents in force now held by others · 1 application pending · 3 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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