4 patents currently held
362 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 Aug 2027. from the record
Of the 362 now held by other companies, 190 name Harris Corporation as their current owner, and 172 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2027
Next term end
4
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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
Ends Aug 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2032 · High confidence
System and Method to Display Maintenance and Operational Instructions of an Apparatus Using Augmented Reality
US 9,324,229
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 61 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Parallel Image Processing Method and System
US 9,317,889
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Compression Plug for Portable Electronics
US 8,784,135
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2032.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 215 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Harris Corporation
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 57 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Harris Corporation
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 Oct 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Parallel Image Processing Method and System (US 9,317,889) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 14 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 3 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.
| Thermal Release of a Self-Opening Cover | 1 in force | to Apr 2035 |
| Parallel Image Processing Method and System | 1 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| System and Method to Display Maintenance and Operational Instructions of an Apparatus Using Augmented Reality | 1 in force | to Aug 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 4 of 4
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,324,229 | System and Method to Display Maintenance and Operational Instructions of an Apparatus Using Augmented Reality In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,784,135 | Compression Plug for Portable Electronics held by Harris Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,317,889 | Parallel Image Processing Method and System held by Harris Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,932,757 | Thermal Release of a Self-Opening Cover In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 4: 362 patents in force now held by others · 342 patents ended · 25 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.