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18 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Dec 27, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for emulating spot inks or other colorants (US 11,685,178) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and methods for planning and producing images using plants (US 11,710,015) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 8, 2027
  • 2 fees due Mar 17 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 17
  • 1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and systems for identifying and tagging outlined or converted text (US 11,797,750) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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 9,516,036Methods and systems for content availability based on location
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US 8,990,725System and Method for Processes Enabled by Metadata Associated with Documents Within a Binder File
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US 8,949,946Methods and Systems for Content Availability Based on Location
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US 9,813,591Systems and methods for managing printing using multiple colorant levels
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US 10,419,636Methods and systems for embedding information into text of printable documents by altering one or more of the glyphs to change a shape of the glyphs
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US 10,425,558Methods and systems for processing documents using multiple halftone screening techniques
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US 11,167,549Systems and methods for printer density compensation and stability
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US 11,400,730Systems and methods for predicting printing device failures or maintenance needs
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US 11,334,303Methods and systems for organizing variable data documents including those with long repeat lengths
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US 11,720,769Methods and systems for enhancing raster image processing using artificial intelligence
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Also on record, not counted in the 18: 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 14 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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