113 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Feb 2030. from the record
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Feb 2030
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Feb 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2039 · Low confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2038 · High confidence
Sysytem and Method for Improving Assembly Line Processes
US 11,675,330
Cited by 32 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Predictive Process Control for a Manufacturing Process
US 11,156,992
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 69 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Systems, Methods, and Media for Artificial Intelligence Feedback Control in Additive Manufacturing
US 10,518,480
Cited by 45 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
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.
- 3 fees due Jan 4 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 2 fees due Feb 15 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 15
- 4 fees due Mar 5 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 3 fees due Apr 8 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 4 fees due May 5 to 19, 2027 · next May 5
- 4 fees due Jun 10 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 10
- 2 fees due Jul 23 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 23
- 2 fees due Aug 6, 2027
- 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Fluorescence Microscopy Inspection Systems, Apparatus and Methods (US 10,578,850) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Oct 2 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 2
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 40 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Predictive Process Control for a Manufacturing Process | 7 in force | to Jul 2039 |
| System, Method and Apparatus for Macroscopic Inspection of Reflective Specimens | 6 in force | to Dec 2039 |
| Dynamic Training for Assembly Lines | 6 in force | to Mar 2039 |
| Systems, Devices, and Methods for Providing Feedback on and Improving the Accuracy of Super-Resolution Imaging | 6 in force | to Sep 2038 |
| Fault Protected Signal Splitter Apparatus | 5 in force | to Dec 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,991,245 | Increasing Image Resolution Method Employing Known Background and Specimen In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,561,566 | Continuously Scanning Xy Translation Stage In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,901,521 | Apparatus and Method for Manipulating Objects with Gesture Controls In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,409,367 | Apparatus and Method for Manipulating Objects with Gesture Controls In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,747,911 | Apparatus and Method for Manipulating Objects with Gesture Controls In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,488,819 | Automatic Microscopic Focus System and Method for Analysis of Transparent or Low Contrast Specimens In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,955,651 | Unique Oblique Lighting Technique Using a Brightfield Darkfield Objective and Imaging Method Relating Thereto In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,561,383 | Unique Oblique Lighting Technique Using a Brightfield Darkfield Objective and Imaging Method Relating Thereto In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,846,765 | Unique Oblique Lighting Technique Using a Brightfield Darkfield Objective and Imaging Method Relating Thereto In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,437,034 | Unique Oblique Lighting Technique Using a Brightfield Darkfield Objective and Imaging Method Relating Thereto In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 113: 22 applications pending · 2 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.