Six patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jul 2039. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jul 2039
Next term end
6
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2022 to 2042.20262030203420382042
3 pending applications: term is not computable until grant.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Jul 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2042 · High confidence
Oscillatory Drive Unit
US 11,456,682
Granted 2022. Computed term ends 2039.
Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-Mounted Device
US 12,158,633
Granted 2024. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2042.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Drive Unit with at Least Two Oscillating Arms | 1 in force | to Dec 2042 |
| Driving-Unit Operation Method and Controller | 1 in force | to Dec 2042 |
| Lens Driving Apparatus, Camera Module and Camera-Mounted Apparatus | 1 in force | to May 2042 |
| Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-Mounted Device (2021) | 1 in force | to Jan 2042 |
| Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-Mounted Device (2021) | 1 in force | to Dec 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 6 of 6
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,456,682 | Oscillatory Drive Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,197,033 | Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-Mounted Device held by Miniswys S.A. and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,158,633 | Lens Driving Device, Camera Module, and Camera-Mounted Device held by Miniswys S.A. and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,287,524 | Lens Driving Apparatus, Camera Module and Camera-Mounted Apparatus held by Miniswys S.A. and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,405,440 | Driving-Unit Operation Method and Controller held by Miniswys S.A. and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,500,531 | Drive Unit with at Least Two Oscillating Arms In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 6: 6 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 4 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.