38 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jun 2033. from the record
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Held patents by the year their term ends
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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
Ends Jun 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2039 · High confidence
Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store
US 10,607,182
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 151 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Method for Stock Keeping in a Store with Fixed Cameras
US 11,593,755
Cited by 23 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store
US 10,846,657
Cited by 65 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
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 May 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Tracking Placement of Products on Shelves in a Store (US 10,467,587) comes due May 5, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 5, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Monitoring Temperature-Controlled Units in a Store (US 11,860,649) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Deploying a Robotic System to Scan Inventory Within a Store Based on Local Wireless Connectivity (US 11,897,148) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 30, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store (US 10,607,182) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Automatically Generating Planograms of Shelving Structures Within a Store (US 10,625,426) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Monitoring Temperature-Controlled Units in a Store (US 10,642,293) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 15 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method for Tracking Placement of Products on Shelves in a Store | 10 in force | to Mar 2040 |
| Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store (2018) | 4 in force | to Aug 2039 |
| Method for Tracking and Maintaining Promotional States of Slots in Inventory Structures Within a Store | 3 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Method for Tracking and Maintaining Inventory in a Store | 3 in force | to Nov 2040 |
| Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store (2016) | 3 in force | to Jun 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D819,712 | Inventory-Tracking Robotic System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D843,428 | Inventory-Tracking Robotic System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,243,005 | Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,276,034 | Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,544,668 | Method for Maintaining Inventory in a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,177,387 | Method for Stock Keeping in a Store with Fixed Cameras In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,130,239 | Method for Automatically Generating Waypoints for Imaging Shelves Within a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,607,182 | Method for Tracking Stock Level Within a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,593,755 | Method for Stock Keeping in a Store with Fixed Cameras In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,248,908 | Method for Tracking Placement of Products on Shelves in a Store In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 38: 1 patent ended · 15 applications pending · 8 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.