129 patents currently held
31 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.
75 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
75
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 Jan 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2028 · Medium confidence
Parking Meter Communications for Remote Payment with Updated Display
US 8,749,403
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 238 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Parking Meter and a Device Therefor
US 8,595,054
Cited by 176 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Parking Meter
US 7,854,310
Cited by 186 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
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 Nov 21, 2026
- 2 fees due Dec 2 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 2 fees due Jan 28 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 28
- 4 fees due Mar 8 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 8
- 1 fee due Apr 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Parking Meter Communications for Remote Payment with Updated Display (US 11,776,022) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due May 26, 2027
- 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Overflow Cap and Assembly (US 10,544,572) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Power Supply Unit (US 10,574,085) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 75 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Parking Meter Communications for Remote Payment with Updated Display | 10 in force | to Jan 2033 |
| Pole-Mounted Vehicle Sensor | 5 in force | to Feb 2037 |
| Plumbing Outlet Box with Integrated Mounting Features | 5 in force | to Sep 2034 |
| Low Power Vehicle Detection | 5 in force | to Jun 2033 |
| Power Supply Unit | 5 in force | to Jun 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,862,494 | Parking Meter and a Device Therefor held by IPS Group, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D683,794 | Vending Machine Control Unit held by IPS Group Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D683,795 | Vending Control Unit held by IPS Group Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D690,771 | Vending Control Unit held by IPS Group Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,464,727 | Clean-Out Repair Plug In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,595,054 | Parking Meter and a Device Therefor held by IPS Group Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,590,687 | Parking Meter held by IPS Group Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,685,027 | Parking Meter held by IPS Group Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,089,814 | Parking Meter held by IPS Group Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,692,256 | Power Supply Unit held by IPS Group Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 129: 31 patents in force now held by others · 32 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 23 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.