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84 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.
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Ending by 2030
Dec 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.
- 1 fee due Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Cover for an Electronic Device (US 9,041,661) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 18, 2026The maintenance fee for Predictive Service Access (US 10,324,916) comes due Dec 18, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Mar 1 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 3 fees due Apr 13 to 20, 2027 · next Apr 13
- 3 fees due May 5 to 24, 2027 · next May 5
- 1 fee due Jun 29, 2027The maintenance fee for Enhanced Context Awareness for Speech Recognition (US 9,224,396) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Wireless Energy Transfer (US 9,252,627) comes due Aug 2, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 2, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Positioning (US 9,274,209) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Providing Haptic and Audio Feedback in a Touch Sensitive User Interface (US 10,645,834) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 6 terms have 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,748,017 | Program Guide Browser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,085,308 | Image Correction Device, Method, Integrated Circuit and System for Correcting Images Captured by a Camera Provided in a Moving Object In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,896,660 | Method and Apparatus for Computing Error-Bounded Position and Orientation of Panoramic Cameras in Real-World Environments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,065,624 | Virtual Keypad Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,385,589 | Web-Based Content Detection in Images, Extraction and Recognition In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,661,262 | User authentication system, terminal used in the same, authentication verification device, and program In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,712,168 | Image Sorting Device, Method, Program, and Integrated Circuit and Storage Medium Storing Said Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,195,980 | Method and Apparatus for Recovery During Authentication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,041,661 | Cover for an Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,504,317 | Position Calibration Information Collecting Apparatus, Position Calibration Information Collecting Method, and Position Calibration Information Collecting Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 53: 84 patents in force now held by others · 256 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 30 ended at full term · 1 past the fee grace period. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand.
How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.