Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
71 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.
Recorded under 6 name spellings.
24
Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 4 fees due Dec 6 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 7 fees due Jan 4 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 1 fee due Feb 27, 2027The maintenance fee for Ceramic Inkjet Ink for Red Decoration (US 10,392,524) comes due Feb 27, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Printing Systems and Associated Structures and Methods Having Ink Drop Deflection Compensation (US 11,752,784) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 22 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 22
- 2 fees due May 26, 2027
- 3 fees due Jun 17 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 17
- 3 fees due Jul 5 to 14, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 2 fees due Aug 16 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 16
- 3 fees due Sep 1 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 4 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Differential Lighting (US 9,335,157) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 5 terms have ended 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,662,224 | High Elongation Vacuum Formable Digital Ink In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,172,363 | Apparatus and Methods for Full-Width Wide Format Inkjet Printing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,919,543 | Inkjet Inks, Methods for Applying Inkjet Ink, and Articles Printed with Inkjet Inks In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,162,437 | Ink Jet Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,408,676 | Ink Jet Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,882,243 | Ink Jet Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,770,999 | Sonic Leak Testing on Ink Delivery Systems and Ink Jet Heads In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,673,965 | Apparatus and Methods for Full-Width Wide Format Inkjet Printing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,891,799 | Metallic Ink Jet Printing System for Graphics Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,828,412 | Ink Jet Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 153: 71 patents in force now held by others · 24 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 311 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.
14 pending · 18 abandoned