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96 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Display panel having sealant (US 11,686,980) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Micro mirror structure and projection apparatus (US 9,091,854) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 6 to 11, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Partial glob-top encapsulation technique (US 9,165,794) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Projection system having phase modulator (US 11,822,218) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Display panel and method of fabricating a display panel (US 10,514,571) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 12 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 12
  • 2 fees due Sep 22 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 22
  • 1 fee due Oct 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Projection apparatus (US 11,962,945) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 7,486,358Manufacturing process for enhancing light reflection rate in a reflective display device
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US 7,457,041Head-mounted display and image adjustment method for the same
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US 7,589,705Circuit and method for driving display panel
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US 7,683,607Connection testing apparatus and method and chip using the same
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US 7,719,780Color filter array and method for display thereof
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US 7,803,229Apparatus and method for compensating uniformity of film thickness
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US 7,642,941Gamma reference voltages generating circuit
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US 7,796,201Pixel device having a capacitor comprising metal layers and a capacitor having poly-silicon layers
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US 7,800,125Light-emitting diode package
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US 7,724,220Driving system of light emitting diode
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Also on record, not counted in the 96: 15 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 6 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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