34 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
26
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Dec 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2038 · High confidence
Media Recognition and Synchronisation to a Motion Signal
US 8,773,238
Cited by 29 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 2032.
Motion-Enabled Movie Theater Seat
US 7,934,773
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 35 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Joint Assembly for Motion Simulator
US 11,137,019
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
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 Apr 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Linear Actuator for Motion Simulator (US 11,781,624) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due May 3 to 5, 2027 · next May 3
- 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Media Recognition and Synchronisation to a Motion Signal (US 10,515,523) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 26 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Media Recognition and Synchronisation to a Motion Signal | 5 in force | to Dec 2032 |
| Motion-Enabled Movie Theater Seat | 3 in force | to Mar 2030 |
| Method and System for Synchronizing Vibro-Kinetic Effects to a Virtual Reality Session | 2 in force | to Nov 2036 |
| Method and Apparatus for Distributing Motion Signals in a Multi-Seat Environment | 2 in force | to Jan 2033 |
| Motion Simulator Chair | 1 in force | to Nov 2042 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,680,451 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Motion Signal with a Sound Signal Using an Existing Sound Signal Encoding Format In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,934,773 | Motion-Enabled Movie Theater Seat In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,657,376 | Link Member for Motion-Enabled Movie Theatre Chair In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,515,240 | Transporting Vibro-Kinetic Signals in a Digital Cinema Environment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,390,739 | CPU Platform Interface Method and Device for Synchronizing a Stream of Motion Codes with a Video Stream In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,078,523 | Electronic Display for Vibro-Kinetic Platform In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,138,656 | Control of a Plurality of Motion Platforms in Synchrony with a Sequence of Images In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,026,512 | Method for Selling Motion-Actuated Seats in Movie Theaters In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,454,366 | Actuated support platform for video system In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,878,264 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Motion Signals in a Multi-Seat Environment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 34: 2 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 5 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.