7 patents currently held

5 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.

3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jul 2034. from the record

Of the 5 now held by other companies, 3 name Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.

Ending by 2030

Jul 2034

Next term end

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents 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.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Switchable Digital Scent Generation and Release, and Vapor and Liquid Delivery Methods and Systems US 10,556,034

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 29 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jan 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Switchable Gas and Liquid Release and Delivery Devices, Systems, and Methods US 9,907,876

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence Also notable

Sensing System Including a Sensing Membrane US 9,857,246

Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Sep 2035 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Apparatus and Methods for Haptic Rendering Using Data in a Graphics Pipeline US 7,990,374

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 123 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.

now held by 3D Systems, Inc.

Ends Apr 2028 · High confidence

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 Aug 11, 2027

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Recent changes

Sep 16Assignment recorded on 1 record: Sensable Technologies LLC to Sensable Technologies LLC Recorded Sep 16, 2026, executed Jul 15, 2015. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76493, frame 645.
1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Switchable Digital Scent Generation and Release, and Vapor and Liquid Delivery Methods and Systems	3 in force	to Apr 2037
Switchable Gas and Liquid Release and Delivery Devices, Systems, and Methods	3 in force	to Oct 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 7 of 7

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,464,883	Switchable Gas and Liquid Release and Delivery Devices, Systems, and Methods In force Term ends Jul 6, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 6, 2034	High confidence
US 10,556,035	Switchable Gas and Liquid Release and Delivery Devices, Systems, and Methods In force Term ends Oct 8, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 8, 2034	High confidence
US 9,907,876	Switchable Gas and Liquid Release and Delivery Devices, Systems, and Methods In force Term ends Oct 21, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 21, 2034	High confidence
US 9,857,246	Sensing System Including a Sensing Membrane In force Term ends Sep 16, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 16, 2035	High confidence
US 12,151,051	Switchable Digital Scent Generation and Release, and Vapor and Liquid Delivery Methods and Systems In force Term ends Apr 11, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 11, 2036	High confidence
US 10,556,034	Switchable Digital Scent Generation and Release, and Vapor and Liquid Delivery Methods and Systems In force Term ends Jan 5, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 5, 2037	High confidence
US 11,565,016	Switchable Digital Scent Generation and Release, and Vapor and Liquid Delivery Methods and Systems In force Term ends Apr 28, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 28, 2037	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 7: 5 patents in force now held by others · 25 patents ended · 1 application pending · 7 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.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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