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5 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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  • 1 fee due Apr 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Spectral signature systems that use encoded image data and encoded spectral signature data (US 11,800,949) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.

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  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

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PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 11,800,949Spectral signature systems that use encoded image data and encoded spectral signature data
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,728,662Standardization of Taggant Signatures Using Transfer Images
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,589,703Spectral signature systems that use encoded image data and encoded spectral signature data
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,768,777Taggant Systems with Remotely Detectable Spectral Signatures
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 12,632,873Strategies and Systems That Use Spectral Signatures and a Remote Authentication Authority to Authenticate Physical Items and Linked Documents
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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