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Hitachi, Ltd.

3,450 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2,947 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.

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Recent changes

  • 73 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 160 terms have 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 7,439,933Signal processing circuit, and non-contact IC card and tag with the use thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,587,430Backup system for data base
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,518,490Method and system of monitoring around a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,646,610Dc-Dc Converter
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,659,047Materials for photoresist, negative-tone photoresist composition, method of forming resist pattern, and semiconductor device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,626,471Non-Reciprocal Circuit Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,737,801Non-Reciprocal Circuit Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,381,979Rotating irradiation apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,394,082Ion Beam Delivery Equipment and an Ion Beam Delivery Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,537,698Process and equipment for treating ammonium containing liquid
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 3,450: 2,947 patents in force now held by others · 17,148 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 27,060 ended at full term · 15 past the fee grace period · 37 surrendered on reissue. 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.

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.

354 pending · 751 abandoned · 4,504 no status recorded

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