52 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 2036. from the record

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notable patents all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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

Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method US 9,975,148

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 131 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Jul 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Mobile Sorter Platforms and Method for Sorting Articles US 10,899,542

Cited by 6 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Article Loading System and Method for Multilevel Sorter US 11,759,826

Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2042.

Ends Jul 2042 · High confidence

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 Mar 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Article Loading System and Method for Multilevel Sorter (US 11,759,826) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Logical Relocation of Sort Destinations (US 11,878,325) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Robotic Vehicle Navigaton System and Method (US 11,934,201) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Sep 17Assignment recorded on 1 record: Tompkins Robotics, LLC to Tompkins Robotics, Inc. Recorded Sep 17, 2026, executed Feb 18, 2021. Conveyance as recorded: Entity Conversion. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76519, frame 449.
9 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method	8 in force	to Mar 2037
Mobile Sorter Platforms and Method for Sorting Articles	6 in force	to Feb 2039
Robotic Vehicle Navigaton System and Method	4 in force	to Oct 2042
Logical Relocation of Sort Destinations	3 in force	to May 2043
Article Loading System and Method for Multilevel Sorter	3 in force	to Jul 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 12,090,522	Article Loading System and Method for Multilevel Sorter In force Term ends Jun 24, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 24, 2036	High confidence
US 12,686,034	Article Loading System and Method for Multilevel Sorter In force Term ends Jun 24, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 24, 2036	High confidence
US 9,975,148	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 10,248,112	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 10,968,087	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 11,714,401	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 11,892,825	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 12,072,692	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 12,619,223	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Term ends Jul 20, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2036	High confidence
US 11,630,448	Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method In force Ends no later than Mar 9, 2037 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Mar 9, 2037	Medium confidence

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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.

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