Softkinetic Software

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

4 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Recorded as renamed to Sony Depthsensing Solutions SA/NV (2018)

Ending by 2030

May 2028

Next term end

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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.

3 fees due Jan 14 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 14
2 fees due May 17 to 26, 2027 · next May 17
1 fee due Oct 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Three-dimensional object modeling fitting and tracking (US 9,317,741) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 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

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.

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,175,374	Volume recognition method and system In force Term ends May 5, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 5, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,891,825	Tracking method In force Term ends Nov 10, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 10, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,081,419	Natural gesture based user interface methods and systems In force Term ends Mar 1, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 1, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,092,863	Stabilisation method and computer system In force Term ends May 3, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 3, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,081,999	Head recognition from depth image In force Term ends Jun 1, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 1, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,360,944	System and method for enhanced gesture-based interaction In force Term ends Jan 9, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 9, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,189,855	Three dimensional close interactions In force Term ends Jun 6, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 6, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,317,741	Three-dimensional object modeling fitting and tracking In force Term ends Aug 8, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 8, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,426,444	Depth measurement quality enhancement In force Term ends Aug 23, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 23, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 10,489,892	Method for Signal Processing In force Term ends Jun 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2036	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 10: 4 patents in force now held by others · 3 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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.

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Published applications

Every application published under this name has become a patent.