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Swiss Timing Ltd.

30 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for displaying an instant image of the finish of a race from a temporal image of the photo finish type (US 11,694,340) comes due Jan 4, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Process and system for measuring or predicting a hurdle race time (US 10,420,998) comes due Mar 24, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for calculating a position of a transponder within an area of interest (US 10,455,537) comes due Apr 22, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method of measuring a time in a sports competition using a transponder module, and transponder module for implementing the method (US 10,481,560) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for measuring physical parameters in a trampoline competition (US 11,846,646) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and system for measurement of a crossing time, and transponder module for the system (US 10,537,782) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Measuring system for horse race or training (US 11,931,668) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was 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 8,559,276System for timing a sports competition with two timing devices
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US 8,992,386Starting device for a competitor in a sports competition
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US 9,014,297Data and/or command signal transmission device with antenna arrangements
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US 9,774,842Device for 3D display of photo finish image
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US 10,481,560Method of measuring a time in a sports competition using a transponder module, and transponder module for implementing the method
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US 10,022,612System for measuring and correcting the finish time of an athlete in a race
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US 10,086,253Method and system for measurement of the speed of a competitor on a race course
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US 10,698,071Method for calculating a position of an object of interest
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US 10,537,782Method and system for measurement of a crossing time, and transponder module for the system
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US 10,852,386Method for calibrating a local positioning system based on time-difference-of-arrival measurements
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Also on record, not counted in the 30: 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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