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50 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Sep 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 Jul 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device identification method, communicative connection method between multiple devices, and interface controlling method (US 9,229,629) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Imaging apparatus management system and operation method of an imaging apparatus management system (US 10,609,256) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D689,503	Portable storage device In force Term ends Sep 10, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 10, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,554,814	Portable storage device having a sandwich package structure In force Term ends Oct 5, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 5, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 8,327,227	Storage apparatus, method for accessing data and for managing memory block In force Term ends Jan 29, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 29, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D702,732	Portable multimedia player In force Term ends Apr 15, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 15, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,743,204	Non-volatile memory device and data access circuit and data access method In force Term ends Jul 28, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 28, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D716,743	Printed circuit board of solid-state memory In force Term ends Nov 4, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D726,189	Secure digital card In force Term ends Apr 7, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 7, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 7,970,973	Portable device having plug detector and control method of detecting the portable device In force Term ends Nov 30, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 7,845,967	USB module with flat and protruding pins having a protective cover In force Term ends Dec 28, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,656,227	On-line client service method for storage apparatus In force Term ends Mar 3, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2030	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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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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