229 patents currently held

1 more in force is now held by another company

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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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

Method And Apparatus for Load-Locked Printing US 8,383,202

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 184 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Aug 2029 · Medium confidence Also notable

Techniques For Arrayed Printing of a Permanent Layer with Improved Speed and Accuracy US 11,141,752

Cited by 43 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence Also notable

Apparatus and Method for Control of Print Gap US 9,656,491

Cited by 30 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Aug 2032 · High confidence

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 30, 2026
4 fees due Dec 4 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 4
4 fees due Jan 4 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 4
4 fees due Feb 8 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 8
2 fees due Mar 17, 2027
10 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
4 fees due May 3 to 14, 2027 · next May 3
10 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
4 fees due Jul 9 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 9
2 fees due Aug 2 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 2
3 fees due Sep 12 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 12
3 fees due Oct 2 to 5, 2027 · next Oct 2
1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Gas Enclosure Assembly and System (US 11,975,546) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 94 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Techniques for Print Ink Volume Control to Deposit Fluids Within Precise Tolerances	28 in force	to Aug 2035
Method And Apparatus for Load-Locked Printing	27 in force	to Oct 2029
High Resolution Organic Light-Emitting Diode Devices, Displays, and Related Methods	6 in force	to Jan 2034
Analysis of Material Layers on Surfaces, and Related Systems and Methods	5 in force	to Jun 2038
Printing System Assemblies and Methods	5 in force	to Jun 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,645,004	Liquid Droplet Ejection Device, Liquid Droplet Ejection Method, Manufacturing Method of Electro-Optical Device, Electro-Optical Device and Electronic Equipment In force Term ends Jan 21, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 21, 2027	High confidence
US 7,459,176	Apparatus and Method for Fabricating Functional Film In force Ends no later than Mar 14, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Mar 14, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,455,384	Liquid Discharging Apparatus, and Method of Performing Maintenance on Liquid Discharging Head In force Term ends Mar 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 16, 2027	High confidence
US 7,851,020	Droplet Discharge Method, Electro-Optic Device, and Electronic Apparatus In force Term ends Jul 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 4, 2027	High confidence
US 7,748,824	Ejecting Apparatus, Applying Method, Manufacturing Method of Color Filter Substrate, Manufacturing Method of Electroluminescence Display Apparatus, Manufacturing Method of Plasma Display Apparatus, and Manufacturing Method of Wire In force Term ends Dec 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	High confidence
US 8,187,668	Material Application Method In force Term ends Mar 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2028	High confidence
US 7,662,423	Method for Ejecting Liquid Material, Method for Manufacturing Organic Electroluminescence Device, and Method for Manufacturing Color Filter In force Term ends May 12, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 12, 2028	High confidence
US 7,655,270	Droplet Discharge Method, Electro-Optical Device, and Electronic Device In force Term ends May 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 20, 2028	High confidence
US 8,720,366	Method and Apparatus for Load-Locked Printing In force Term ends Jun 13, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 13, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,802,186	Method and Apparatus for Load-Locked Printing In force Term ends Jun 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 13, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 229: 1 patent in force now held by others · 144 patents ended · 41 applications pending · 39 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.

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