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29 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Videoconference and video visitation security (US 9,106,789) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Communication system (US 10,404,846) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Apr 3 to 10, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 2 fees due Oct 12 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 12

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Recent changes

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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 8,498,937Managing financial accounts associated with residents of controlled-environment facilities
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,106,789Videoconference and video visitation security
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 9,311,627Mail processing and delivery within a controlled-environment facility
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,742,935Mail processing and delivery within a controlled-environment facility
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,654,625Communication monitoring systems and methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,608,509Secure Charging System for Electronic Devices
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 10,678,302Secure charging system for electronic devices
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,838,464Internal support for electronic device and method for encasing an electronic device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,035,210Damage and intrusion detection system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,778,090Communication monitoring systems and methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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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.

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