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95 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 23 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 23
  • 1 fee due Feb 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vision system and method for a motor vehicle (US 11,727,590) comes due Feb 15, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 1 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 4 fees due Apr 13 to 20, 2027 · next Apr 13
  • 1 fee due May 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for State estimator (US 11,807,270) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vision System and Method for a Motor Vehicle (US 10,521,678) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vehicle periphery monitor device (US 10,565,438) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Living body recognizing device (US 9,292,735) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 12 to 26, 2027 · next Oct 12

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 2 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,619,668Abnormality detecting apparatus for imaging apparatus
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 7,599,521Vehicle vicinity monitoring apparatus
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 7,586,400Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,930,059Driverless Vehicle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,995,107Enhancement of Images
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,126,210Vehicle periphery monitoring device, vehicle periphery monitoring program, and vehicle periphery monitoring method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,870,003Driverless Vehicle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,045,011Imaging Apparatus
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,974,445Vehicle periphery monitoring device, vehicle, and vehicle periphery monitoring program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,671,725Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus, vehicle surroundings monitoring method, and vehicle surroundings monitoring program
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 95: 19 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 8 ended at full term. 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.
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