Optex Co., Ltd.
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
Recorded under 2 name spellings.
12
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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.
- 4 fees due Dec 2 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Laser scan sensor (US 9,140,793) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due May 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Laser scan sensor (US 9,182,489) comes due May 10, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 10, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jun 1 to 8, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Laser scanning sensor (US 11,899,109) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 of the patents on this record were granted 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,633,067 | Security sensor device having frost protective step In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,536,253 | Traffic monitoring apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US D680,013 | Human body detector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US D682,907 | Surveillance sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US D696,224 | Wireless video intercom In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US D715,671 | Human body detector In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,760,336 | Laser area sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,940,178 | Laser area sensor In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,736,446 | Security sensor system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,420,998 | Target detecting and determining method for detecting and determining target based on height information and storage medium for storing program executing target detecting and determining method In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 65: 40 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 63 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
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How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
Published applications
US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.
3 pending · 1 abandoned · 16 no status recorded