131 patents currently held

2 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 Jun 2032. from the record

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Jun 2032

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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

Secure Layered Encryption of Data Streams US 10,992,461

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Oct 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Masking in Video Stream US 10,991,397

Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Oct 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Systems and Methods for Locating a Retroreflective Object in a Digital Image US 10,691,968

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Sep 2038 · High confidence

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 Dec 30, 2026
The maintenance fee for Information Transmission System (US 9,071,366) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jan 9 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 9
2 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
4 fees due Mar 12 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 12
1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Routing Media (US 11,799,934) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due May 26 to 28, 2027 · next May 26
1 fee due Jun 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Media Streaming (US 11,853,447) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for System to Dispatch Video Decoding to Dedicated Hardware Resources (US 10,542,233) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Secure Enrolment of Security Device for Communication with Security Server (US 11,936,786) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Providing Access to Secured Content Field (US 11,962,573) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Sep 18Assignment recorded on 1 record: Genetec Austria GmbH to Genetec Inc. Recorded Sep 18, 2026, executed Jan 8, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76507, frame 459.
5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 76 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Methods and Systems for Codec Detection in Video Streams	5 in force	to Apr 2041
Masking in Video Stream	5 in force	to Sep 2039
Methods and Systems for Routing Media	4 in force	to Nov 2042
Intermediary Device for Daisy Chain and Tree Configuration in Hybrid Data/Power Connection	4 in force	to Sep 2040
Systems and Methods for Locating a Retroreflective Object in a Digital Image	4 in force	to Sep 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,071,366	Information Transmission System In force Term ends Jun 1, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 1, 2032	High confidence
US 8,739,151	Computer System Using In-Service Software Upgrade In force Term ends Mar 22, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 22, 2033	High confidence
US 12,206,947	System to Dispatch Video Decoding to Dedicated Hardware Resources In force Term ends Oct 22, 2034 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2034	Low confidence
US D877,229	Camera In force Term ends Mar 3, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2035	High confidence
US D877,230	Camera In force Term ends Mar 3, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2035	High confidence
US 10,200,851	Position Information Distribution Server, Position Information Distribution Method, Position Information Distribution Program, and Position Information Transmission System In force Term ends Jan 21, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 21, 2036	High confidence
US 11,398,912	Secure Enrolment of Security Device for Communication with Security Server In force Term ends Aug 2, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2036	High confidence
US 11,936,786	Secure Enrolment of Security Device for Communication with Security Server In force Term ends Aug 2, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2036	High confidence
US 10,489,737	Method and System for Viral Identification of Evacuees In force Term ends Aug 31, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 31, 2036	High confidence
US 11,042,826	Method and System for Viral Identification of Evacuees In force Term ends Aug 31, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 31, 2036	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 131: 2 patents in force now held by others · 1 patent ended · 62 applications pending · 11 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.

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