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

  • 10 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US RE48,071Liquid Crystal Module with Top-Cut Conical Supports on the Backlight Chassis
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 7,562,373Locking Mechanism for Pickup Unit of Disc Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,489,852Video Reproducing Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,646,738Wireless Network Information Distribution Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,607,162Broadcasting Receiver
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,934,246Broadcast Receiver
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,667,782Liquid Crystal Display Device Capable of Restraining Deformation of a Cabinet by Heat
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,667,781Picture Quality Adjusting Device and a Television Set Having a Picture Quality Adjusting Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,680,845Contents Delivery System and Network Server
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,179,101Video Receiving Apparatus and Broadcast Receiving Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 143: 85 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.
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