Sentons Inc.

32 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Apr 2032

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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 Jan 7 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 7
2 fees due Feb 20, 2027
2 fees due Apr 15, 2027
3 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
1 fee due Jun 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Touch input detection with shared receivers (US 10,509,515) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Identifying a contact type (US 11,907,464) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Detection of non-touch inputs using a signature (US 10,585,522) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,477,350	Method and apparatus for active ultrasonic touch devices In force Term ends Apr 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,198,097	Detecting touch input force In force Term ends Apr 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,386,968	Method and apparatus for active ultrasonic touch devices In force Ends no later than Apr 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Apr 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 11,907,464	Identifying a contact type In force Ends no later than Apr 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Apr 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 12,299,226	Identifying signal disturbance In force Term ends Apr 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,444,909	Using multiple signals to detect touch input In force Term ends Jul 17, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 17, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,055,066	Controlling audio volume using touch input force In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,162,443	Virtual keyboard interaction using touch input force In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,353,509	Controlling audio volume using touch input force In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 10,698,528	Localized haptic feedback In force Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Nov 19, 2032	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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