98 patents currently held
6 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
97
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 Jun 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence
Method for Generating Prints on a Flatbed Printer, Apparatus Therefor and a Computer Program Therefor
US 9,656,492
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Print System and Method for Monitoring Print Jobs
US 8,953,997
Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029.
Method for a Print Fleet System
US 10,248,369
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2030 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 42 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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 Dec 4 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 5 fees due Jan 7 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 7
- 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Dot Detection Method and Color Image Reproduction Apparatus (US 9,096,071) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Full Bleed Printing (US 9,120,342) comes due Mar 1, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Apr 1 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 2 fees due Jun 8 to 22, 2027 · next Jun 8
- 3 fees due Jul 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Output Assembly for Receiving a Sheet Output by a Printing Device (US 9,284,151) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Oct 5 to 12, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Ink Composition (US 9,328,252) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 7 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 97 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method for Scheduling a Reload of Supply Material in a Printing System | 2 in force | to Jun 2036 |
| Method for Printing on a Plurality of Sheets; an Inkjet Printing Apparatus | 1 in force | to Jul 2036 |
| Ink Handling Unit and Ink Jet Imaging Device Comprising Such Ink Handling Unit | 1 in force | to May 2036 |
| Method for Printing a Plurality of Voxels of an Object | 1 in force | to May 2036 |
| User Interface for Media Processing Apparatus | 1 in force | to Mar 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,401,899 | Printer with a Detachable Printhead In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,571,998 | Printing Method for Preventing and /Or Treating Air Bubbles in an Inkjet Printer and an Inkjet Printer Which Has Been Modified for the Printing Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,510,276 | Temperature Control System for a Sheet Support Plate of a Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,488,062 | Printing Method for Use in an Inkjet Printer and an Inkjet Printer Which Has Been Modified for the Printing Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,427,848 | Skew Correction System and Method of Controlling a Skew Correction System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,708,272 | Device and Method for Forming a Stack of Sheets on a Delivery Surface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,791,630 | Method of Adjusting an Exposure Device for an Electrophotographic Printer and Exposure Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,981,203 | Hot Melt Ink In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,639,402 | Method of Camouflaging Defective Print Elements in a Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,963,521 | Sheet Flipping Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 98: 6 patents in force now held by others · 326 patents ended · 146 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.