358 patents currently held
26 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.
23 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2028
Next term end
357
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Feb 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2042 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence
Keyboard Device and Backlight Module Thereof
US 11,371,676
Cited by 11 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Touchpad Module with First and Second Fixed Points as Fulcrums and Computing Device Using Same
US 11,599,209
Cited by 7 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2042.
Luminous Keyboard
US 10,236,142
Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2028 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
now held by Intellectual Ventures I LLC
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2009 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
now held by Intellectual Ventures I LLC
Also notable
Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 29 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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.
- 10 fees due Dec 4 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 9 fees due Jan 2 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 11 fees due Feb 6 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 15 fees due Mar 3 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 9 fees due Apr 1 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 11 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
- 11 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 7 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 4 fees due Aug 13 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 13
- 8 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 5 fees due Oct 7 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 10 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 357 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Keyboard Membrane and Keyboard | 2 in force | to Jun 2043 |
| Illuminated Dual Pressure Sensing Key | 1 in force | to Jul 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,623,023 | Presentation Controlling Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,609,177 | Storage Media Containing Electronic Map File, Electronic Map Display System Utilizing Electronic Map File and Related Method Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,808,482 | Slim Mouse In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,744,238 | Input Device Having Multi-Stage Indicating Lamp In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,830,363 | Shape-Changeable Mouse In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,753,548 | Input Device Having Indicating Lamp In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,078,050 | Camera Module and Assembling Method Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,368,795 | Notebook Computer with Mirror and Image Pickup Device to Capture Multiple Images Simultaneously In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,319,839 | Optical Image System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,774,506 | Method of Detecting Red Eye Image and Apparatus Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 358: 26 patents in force now held by others · 673 patents ended · 25 applications pending · 539 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.