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63 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
19 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.

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When these terms end

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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 2 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 3 fees due Jan 25 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 25
  • 1 fee due Mar 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Enhanced three-dimensional point cloud rendering (US 10,410,406) comes due Mar 10, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 3 to 13, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 1 fee due May 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Determining coordinates of a target in relation to a survey instrument having at least two cameras (US 9,189,858) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 19 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 19
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Distance measuring device (US 9,267,796) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended 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 7,443,495Surveying instrument and surveying method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,554,653Multitarget
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,908,752Geodetic instrument and related method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,930,835Aiming of a geodetic instrument
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,575,812Electric motor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,913,405Target for use in measuring and surveying applications
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,330,942Methods and instruments for estimating target motion
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,040,528Method for target tracking, and associated target
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,640,068Surveying instrument and method of controlling a surveying instrument
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,322,652Stereo photogrammetry from a single station using a surveying instrument with an eccentric camera
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 63: 19 patents in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 18 ended at full term. 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.

Published applications

Every application published under this name has become a patent.

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