Metrologic Instruments, Inc.
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
Recorded under 13 name spellings.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
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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 Dec 16 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 16
- 2 fees due Jan 14 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 14
- 2 fees due Feb 18, 2027
- 2 fees due Mar 8 to 10, 2027 · next Mar 8
- 2 fees due Apr 6 to 13, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 1 fee due May 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Distinctive Notice for Different Symbology Information (US 9,189,669) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Indicia Decoding Device with Security Lock (US 9,208,366) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Auto-Exposure Method Using Continuous Video Frames Under Controlled Illumination (US 9,288,372) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Symbol Reading System with Integrated Scale Base (US 9,305,201) comes due Oct 5, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,381,914 | Button Actuation Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,753,271 | Method of and apparatus for an internet-based network configured for facilitating re-labeling of a shipment of packages at the first scanning point employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while said shipment is being transported to said first scanning point In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,798,400 | Method of and apparatus for shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of pickup and completed while shipment is being transported to its first scanning point so as to facilitate early billing processing for shipment delivery In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,735,731 | Web-enabled mobile image capturing and processing (MICAP) cell-phone In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,766,230 | Method of shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages over an internet-based network employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of pickup and completed while shipment is being transported to its first scanning point in the network, so as to sort and route packages using the original shipment number assigned to the package shipment In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,810,724 | Method of and apparatus for shipping, tracking, and delivering a shipment of packages employing the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while the shipment is being transported to its first scanning point, to shorten the delivery time of packages to point of destination In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,614,561 | Scanner Flipper Oscillation Frequency Detection and Adjustment Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,837,105 | Method of and apparatus for translating shipping documents In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,870,999 | Internet-based shipping, tracking, and delivery network supporting a plurality of mobile digital image capture and processing (MICAP) systems In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,883,013 | Mobile image capture and processing system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 86: 275 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 308 ended at full term. List them
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38 abandoned · 8 no status recorded