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26 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Jan 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Adaptive Lens (US 11,693,159) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for MEMS Optical Device Comprising a Lens and an Actuator for Controlling the Curvature of the Lens, and Related Manufacturing Process (US 11,747,608) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tunable microlens with a variable structure element (US 10,473,900) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Determining and applying a voltage to a piezoelectric actuator (US 11,870,371) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,045,280Compact adjustable lens
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,390,939Flexible lens assembly with variable focal length
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,199,410Polymer lens
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,310,772Method and arrangement for reducing thermal effects in compact adjustable optical lenses
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,883,019Method for manufacturing adjustable lens
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,581,737Transparent optical device element
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,288,777Transparent Optical Device Element
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 9,964,672Method for optimizing a piezoelectric actuator structure for a deformable lens
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,001,629Piezoelectrically actuated optical lens
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,473,900Tunable microlens with a variable structure element
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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.

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