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12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 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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Apr 2027

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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.

2 fees due Feb 11 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 11
1 fee due Mar 8, 2027
The maintenance fee for Optimal automatic capture of facial movements and expressions in video sequences (US 9,129,147) comes due Mar 8, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 8, 2027, it lapses early.

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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 8,269,779	Development tools for animated character rigging In force Term ends Apr 30, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,768,528	Replacement of faces in existing video In force Term ends Jan 2, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,830,384	Animating Graphical Objects Using Input Video In force Term ends Aug 2, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2028	High confidence
US 8,026,917	Development tools for animated character rigging In force Term ends Apr 21, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 21, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,730,231	Systems and methods for creating personalized media content having multiple content layers In force Term ends Oct 5, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 5, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,449,412	Adaptive, calibrated simulation of cosmetic products on consumer devices In force Term ends Mar 12, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 12, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,460,462	Monetization using video-based simulation of cosmetic products In force Ends no later than Mar 12, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Mar 12, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,104,908	Building systems for adaptive tracking of facial features across individuals and groups In force Term ends Aug 10, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 10, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,129,147	Optimal automatic capture of facial movements and expressions in video sequences In force Term ends Jan 9, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 9,111,134	Building systems for tracking facial features across individuals and groups In force Term ends Jan 25, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2034	From the USPTO record

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