38 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2029. from the record

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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

Anamorphic Photography and Squeeze Ratios for Digital Imagers US 10,539,764

Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Sep 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Quick Swap Top Mountable Camera Mount Systems US 10,401,714

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 15 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Distance Measurement Device for Motion Picture Camera Focus Applications US 9,609,200

Cited by 14 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.

Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence

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.

1 fee due Dec 20, 2026
The maintenance fee for Camera Optical Element Having Tactile Indicator (US 11,681,206) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jan 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Variable Diameter Mounting Attachment (US 10,345,682) comes due Jan 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 9, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Mar 3, 2027
1 fee due May 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Anamorphic Photography for Digital Imagers (US 11,822,061) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Jun 10 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 10
2 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Anamorphic Photography for Digital Imagers (US 10,551,598) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Distance Measurement Device (US 10,587,792) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 16 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 16
1 fee due Nov 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Internally Slotted Cam for Lens System (US 11,977,271) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 17 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Internally Slotted Cam for Lens System	4 in force	to Sep 2038
Anamorphic Photography and Squeeze Ratios for Digital Imagers	4 in force	to Sep 2037
Camera Optical Element Having Tactile Indicator	4 in force	to Apr 2037
Attachment Producing Anamorphic Effect	3 in force	to Mar 2038
Modular Lens System for Motion Picture Camera Applications	3 in force	to Dec 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,916,137	Generation of 3D Look-Up Tables for Image Processing Devices held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Dec 25, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 25, 2029	High confidence
US 8,149,519	High-Speed Zoom Lens held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Oct 8, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 8, 2030	High confidence
US 8,503,102	Wide Angle Zoom Lens held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Apr 19, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2031	High confidence
US 9,213,221	Quick Swap Camera Mount Systems held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Nov 21, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2033	High confidence
US 10,587,792	Distance Measurement Device held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Sep 24, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 24, 2034	High confidence
US 11,494,929	Distance Measurement Device held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Sep 24, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 24, 2034	High confidence
US 9,609,200	Distance Measurement Device for Motion Picture Camera Focus Applications held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Oct 31, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 31, 2034	High confidence
US 10,401,714	Quick Swap Top Mountable Camera Mount Systems held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Jan 7, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2035	High confidence
US 11,061,303	Quick Swap Top Mountable Camera Mount Systems held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Jan 7, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2035	High confidence
US 11,860,519	Quick Swap Top Mountable Camera Mount Systems held by Panavision International, L.P. In force Term ends Jan 7, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2035	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 38: 34 patents ended · 6 applications pending · 10 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.

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