Himax Imaging Limited
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.
4
Ending by 2030
Aug 2030
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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 Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Method for demosaicking (US 9,042,643) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Image sensor and fabricating method of image sensor (US 9,070,802) comes due Dec 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 30, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jan 14 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 14
- 2 fees due Feb 20 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 20
- 3 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 2 fees due Apr 6 to 13, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 1 fee due May 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Shared active pixel sensor (US 9,190,435) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Jun 1 to 3, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 1 fee due Aug 18, 2027The maintenance fee for Pixel structure and electric device (US 10,566,368) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Structured-Light Method and System of Dynamically Generating a Depth Map (US 10,595,007) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Oct 5 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 5
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 1 term has 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,319,306 | Method of Fabricating Image Sensor and Image Sensor Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,507,311 | Method for Forming an Image Sensing Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,692,304 | Image sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,237,207 | Back side illumination image sensor and a process thereof In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,368,160 | Image Sensing Device and Fabrication Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,367,455 | Image sensor and related fabricating method thereof In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,258,456 | Image sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,278,132 | Image sensor and fabricating method thereof In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,456,556 | Sensing pixel arrays and sensing devices using the same In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,389,922 | Sensing Devices and Manufacturing Methods Therefor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 86: 2 patents in force now held by others · 32 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them
Sources and methods
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How this record was built
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Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
1 pending · 4 abandoned · 38 no status recorded