376 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
333
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Sep 2038 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2035 · High confidence
Money Handling Apparatus and Money Handling Method
US 11,482,065
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Coin Depositing and Dispensing Machine
US 10,282,931
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Banknote Processing Device
US 10,204,469
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Nov 23, 2026The maintenance fee for Light Detection Sensor, Light Detection Device, Sheet Processing Device, and Light Detection Method (US 11,656,183) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Dec 2 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 6 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 5 fees due Feb 13 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 5 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
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- 11 fees due May 5 to 21, 2027 · next May 5
- 9 fees due Jun 1 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 5 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 2 fees due Aug 4 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 13 fees due Sep 3 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 7 fees due Oct 2 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 7 to 10, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- 16 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 333 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Money Handling Apparatus, Money Managing System, and Money Managing Method | 5 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| Medium Processing Apparatus | 3 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Coin Depositing and Dispensing Machine | 3 in force | to Feb 2032 |
| Money Handling Apparatus (2013) | 3 in force | to Feb 2031 |
| Money Handling Apparatus (2011) | 3 in force | to Oct 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,458,572 | Banknote Feeding Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,408,453 | Money Handling Machine In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,348,272 | Sheets Counting Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,091,889 | Thickness Detector of Paper In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,496,246 | Thickness Detector of Paper In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,117,322 | Paper Sheet Processing Apparatus In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,208,632 | Bill Identifier/Counter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,210,523 | Paper Sheet Holding Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,766,229 | Bill/Coin Processing System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,835,547 | Image Recognition Device, Image Recognition Method, and Program for Causing Computer to Execute the Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 376: 114 patents ended · 115 applications pending · 171 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.