1,367 patents currently held
32 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.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
881
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Oct 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence
Display Apparatus (Amended
US 8,811,017
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 1,015 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Transmitting Device, Transmitting Method, Receiving Device, and Receiving Method
US 9,860,505
Cited by 58 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
User Interface with Thin Display Device
US 7,692,635
Cited by 84 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
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.
- 5 fees due Nov 26 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 26
- 33 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 22 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 25 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 32 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 31 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 23 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
- 21 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 26 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 22 fees due Aug 2 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 30 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 22 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 6 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- 9 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 13 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 881 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Non-Real Time Services | 11 in force | to Aug 2030 |
| Coding and Modulation Apparatus Using Non-Uniform Constellation | 9 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Transmission Apparatus, Method of Transmitting Image Data in High Dynamic Range, Reception Apparatus, Method of Receiving Image Data in High Dynamic Range, and Program | 9 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Illumination Unit And Display Apparatus | 7 in force | to Mar 2038 |
| Illumination Device and Display Device | 7 in force | to Oct 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,467,886 | Optical Sheet, Method for Producing the Same and Display Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,675,249 | Apparatus and Method for Driving Backlight Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,586,548 | Stand-By Power Supply Shutdown at Power On In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,277,267 | Content Output System, Information Display Apparatus, Content Output Apparatus, and Content Information Display Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,476,015 | Backlight Apparatus and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,835,620 | Information Processing System, Information Output Apparatus and Method, Information Processing Apparatus and Method, Recording Medium, and Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,513,429 | Symbol Illumination Apparatus and Video Display Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,808,585 | Color Filter and Color LCD Apparatus Having Red Filter with a Peak Wavelength Between 685 NM and 690 NM and a Red Light Source Having a Peak Wavelength of Between 640 NM and 645 NM In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,840,644 | Information Distribution System, Information Receiving Apparatus, Information List Forming Method, Information Deleting Method, and Information Storing Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,587,673 | Information Processing Apparatus, Method and Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,367: 32 patents in force now held by others · 609 patents ended · 45 applications pending · 205 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.