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Smith Optics, Inc.

37 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
3 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.
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Jan 2027
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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 Jan 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Goggle attachment system for a helmet (US 9,072,331) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Eyewear and lenses with deflection attenuation mechanisms (US 9,170,431) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Magnetic attachment mechanism for eyewear (US 10,539,810) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tinted polarized lenses having selective frequency filtering (US 10,642,071) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

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

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 D675,249Goggle strap connectors
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,345,622Eyewear lens attachment system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D687,880Goggles
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D698,854Goggle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D700,929Goggle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D703,386Helmet
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D710,930Goggles
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D727,405Pair of glasses
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,975,320Helmet including vent and actuator assembly for moving vent shutter and methods of using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,865,977Thermal goggle lens assembly with externally vented chamber
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 37: 3 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 5 ended at full term. List them

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.

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