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30 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

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  • 1 fee due May 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Reference light adjustment method for spectrometer based measurement or control systems (US 10,466,101) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.

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  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
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US 7,740,904High performance materials for optical sensors for hydrocarbons environment
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US 7,862,770Patches for non-intrusive monitoring of oxygen in packages
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US 8,277,079Boresight collimating device for wide waveband utilizing a source switching elliptical reflector
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US 8,692,912Multi-spectral camera
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US 8,394,502Highly durable first surface silver based optical coatings and method of making the same
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US 8,515,226Spherical optical splitter/combiner
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US 8,757,822Astigmatism compensation in spectrometers using non-spherical mirrors
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US D794,481Ultra-compact visible spectral sensor case
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US 8,767,102Method to improve filter wheel imaging system data capture rate and add functionality through the use of an improved filter wheel design
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US D796,359Miniature spectrometer case
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Also on record, not counted in the 30: 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 16 ended at full term. List them

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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