28 patents currently held
330 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Apr 2030. from the record
Of the 330 now held by other companies, 281 passed to Adeia Guides Inc. when this company merged into it, and 49 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2030
Next term end
21
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends May 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2039 · High confidence
Uv Germicidal System, Method, and Device Thereof
US 11,478,559
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
System for Disinfecting Larger Scale Spaces and Equipment
US 10,272,167
Cited by 32 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2037.
Mobile Device Disinfection
US 11,097,026
Cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 311 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
merged into TV Guide Inc. - now held by Adeia Guides Inc.
Also notable
Ends Feb 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 432 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
merged into TV Guide Inc. - now held by Adeia Guides Inc.
Also notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
merged into TV Guide Inc. - now held by Adeia Guides Inc.
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 Sep 5 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 1 fee due Oct 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Disinfection Tracking Network (US 11,961,614) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 21 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Mobile Device Disinfection | 4 in force | to Dec 2039 |
| Disinfection Tracking Network | 2 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Uv Disinfection Platform | 2 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Modular Components, Systems, and Methods for Disinfecting Objects | 2 in force | to Jun 2039 |
| Disinfection Behavior Tracking and Ranking | 2 in force | to Jun 2039 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,791,044 | Station for Disinfecting Publicly-Used Equipment held by Uv-Concepts, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D763,634 | Ice Cream Scoop In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,536,541 | Station for Disinfecting Publicly-Used Equipment held by Uv-Concepts, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,478,559 | Uv Germicidal System, Method, and Device Thereof held by Uv Partners, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,937,920 | High Capacity Network Communication Link Using Multiple Cellular Devices held by Uv Networks, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,967,081 | Uv Germicidal Devices, Systems, and Methods held by Uv Partners, Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,601,007 | Self-Propelled Floor Apparatus and System Having a Bactericidal Function held by Uv Robots, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,272,167 | System for Disinfecting Larger Scale Spaces and Equipment held by Uv-Concepts Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,006,309 | LED Tree In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,173,222 | Disinfection Behavior Tracking and Ranking held by Uv Partners, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 28: 330 patents in force now held by others · 332 patents ended · 35 applications pending · 231 applications abandoned. List them
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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.