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Docter Optics SE

54 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

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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 Jan 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Process for the production of an optical element from glass (US 11,708,289) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for producing a lens element (US 11,826,935) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device for optical imaging of features of a hand (US 11,847,853) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 26 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 26
  • 2 fees due Sep 19 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 19
  • 2 fees due Oct 16 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 16

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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 7,798,688Headlight lens for a motor vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,414,170Production method for a headlight lens and headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,517,582Production method for a headlight lens and headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,601,835Method for making a lens using an apparatus for precise pressing both sides of the lens
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,290,402Method and device for producing technical glass parts for optical applications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,212,689Objective, in particular for a driver assistance system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,251,557Production method for a headlight lens and headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,506,614Headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,851,722Headlight lens for a vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,677,732Headlight lens for a vehicle headlight
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 54: 10 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 5 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.

2 pending · 1 abandoned · 12 no status recorded

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