Shape Matrix Geometric Instruments, LLC

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

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

Ending by 2030

Jul 2035

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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.

1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information (US 11,941,102) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,580,881	Shape-matrix geometric instrument In force Ends no later than Jul 9, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Jul 9, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,885,810	Shape-matrix geometric instrument In force Term ends Jan 26, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 26, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,204,530	Shape-matrix geometric instrument In force Term ends Apr 3, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 3, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,878,075	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Term ends May 9, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 9, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 11,010,464	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Ends no later than May 9, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than May 9, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 12,135,777	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Term ends May 9, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 9, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 10,872,139	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Term ends Jul 7, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 7, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 10,783,230	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Term ends Nov 26, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 26, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 11,941,102	Methods and apparatus for encoding passwords or other information In force Term ends Feb 24, 2039 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 24, 2039	From the USPTO record
US 11,580,715	Methods and apparatus for encoding data in notched shapes In force Term ends Mar 23, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 23, 2040	From the USPTO record

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Published applications

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