28 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2028
Next term end
8
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 Jan 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2040 · High confidence
Integrated Light Guide and Touch Screen Frame
US 9,645,679
Cited by 43 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Optical Touch Sensor
US 11,669,210
Cited by 3 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Contactless Touch Input System
US 11,842,014
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2040, later than anything else here.
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 6 to 18, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Object Detector Based on Reflected Light (US 11,733,808) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Proximity Sensor for Determining Two-Dimensional Coordinates of a Proximal Object (US 9,164,625) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jun 8 to 12, 2027 · next Jun 8
- 2 fees due Jul 2 to 14, 2027 · next Jul 2
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 8 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Scanning of a Touch Screen | 19 in force | to Oct 2035 |
| Optical Touch Sensor | 2 in force | to Sep 2041 |
| Contactless Touch Input System | 2 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Optics for Vehicle Occupant Monitoring Systems | 1 in force | to Mar 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D711,342 | Mobile Phone In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D711,369 | Tablet Computer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,976,158 | User Interface for White Goods and Associated Multi-Channel Proximity Sensors In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,989,536 | Light-Based Touch Surface with Curved Borders In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,389,710 | Light-Based Controls on a Toroidal Steering Wheel In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,254,943 | Autonomous Drive User Interface In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,719,218 | Vehicle User Interface In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 12,032,817 | Vehicle User Interface In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,471,830 | Scanning of a Touch Screen In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,650,727 | Vehicle User Interface In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 28: 54 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 18 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.