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Sigmastar Technology Ltd.

101 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Xiamen Sigmastar Technology Ltd. (to 2021)

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Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
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When these terms end

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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 Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Image Processing Method and Image Processing Device (US 10,388,007) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 12 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 12
  • 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Fingerprint identification device, mobile device using the same and method for manufacturing fingerprint identification device (US 10,445,551) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due May 19 to 28, 2027 · next May 19
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Operation device and operation method (US 11,886,832) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 6 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electronic Device and Digital Display Device (US 9,280,201) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 16, 2027
  • 2 fees due Nov 12, 2027

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted 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 7,576,784Apparatus for Acquiring Image and Method Therefor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,233,057Apparatus and Method for Image Capturing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,715,660Image Acquisition Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,787,035Image Acquiring Apparatus and Image Processing Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,019,916Mobile Communication Terminal System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,390,664Hand-Held Electrical Communication Device and Image Processing Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,578,392Laptop Computer for Processing Original High Resolution Images and Image-data-processing device thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,687,083High Resolution Digital Image Capturing Apparatus and Reference Pixel Memory Storage Space Configuration Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,742,835Switch Circuit and Charge Pump Using the Same Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,280,201Electronic Device and Digital Display Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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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.

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.

22 pending · 2 abandoned · 21 no status recorded

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