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Kimoto Co., Ltd.

23 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
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.
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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 Apr 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Light-blocking member, black resin composition, and black resin molded article (US 11,780,987) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Light-blocking material for optical devices, and production method therefor (US 10,634,825) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,709,084Anti-newton ring sheet and touch panel using the same
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US 7,320,823Light diffusing body and a transmission type screen
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US 7,771,828Binder composition applied for polyester type films and optical film using the same
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,059,339Light diffusing sheet with binder of mixed acrylic and styrene-acrylic resins
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,236,406Fingerprint easily erasible film
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,877,334Surface protection film
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,419,259Backlight unit
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,888,347Light diffusing sheet and backlight using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,975,814Scattering Film for Organic El, and Organic El Light-Emitting Device Equipped with Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,866,177Microstructure for light-emitting element, and light-emitting element and illumination device including microstructure
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 23: 1 patent in force now held by others · 41 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 40 ended at full term. 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.

1 pending · 1 abandoned · 33 no status recorded

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