92 patents currently held

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

4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Oct 2030. from the record

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Oct 2030

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notable patents 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.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Mobile Robot with Conveyor System US 10,048,697

Cited by 55 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Oct 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Loading Articles on One or More Support Surfaces with One or More Mobile Devices US 9,089,969

Cited by 56 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence Also notable

System and Method of Asynchronous Robotic Retrieval and Delivery of Items US 10,549,915

Cited by 28 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Jul 2038 · 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 Jan 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Loading Articles on One or More Support Surfaces with One or More Mobile Devices (US 9,089,969) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Feb 25 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 25
1 fee due Mar 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Autonomous Device for Transporting Items (US 11,752,627) comes due Mar 12, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 13, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Apr 8 to 17, 2027 · next Apr 8
1 fee due May 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Mobile Robot for Performing Hospitality Service(s) for Guest(s) of a Hospitatlity Business (US 10,482,550) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 15 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 15
2 fees due Jul 2 to 7, 2027 · next Jul 2
5 fees due Aug 4 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 4
2 fees due Sep 17, 2027

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 60 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

System and Method of Asynchronous Robotic Retrieval and Delivery of Items	4 in force	to Mar 2039
Monitoring One or More Articles on a Support Surface	4 in force	to Apr 2033
System and Method of Providing Delivery of Items from One Container to Another Container in a Hybrid Environment	3 in force	to Sep 2038
Autonomous Vehicle Vision System	3 in force	to Jan 2036
Mobile Robot with Conveyor System	3 in force	to Oct 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,739,820	Pressure Relief Valve In force Term ends Oct 20, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2030	High confidence
US 9,422,947	High Efficiency Actuator Method, System and Apparatus In force Term ends Oct 25, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 25, 2030	High confidence
US 9,413,954	System for Providing Camera Views In force Term ends Dec 29, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2030	High confidence
US 8,279,266	A Video System Using Camera Modules to Provide Real-Time Composite Video Image In force Term ends Apr 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 13, 2031	High confidence
US 8,626,326	Task Flexibility for Actuators In force Term ends Aug 14, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 14, 2031	High confidence
US 8,579,250	High Precision Energy Efficient Valve In force Term ends Aug 19, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 19, 2031	High confidence
US 8,446,457	System for Providing Camera Views In force Ends no later than Sep 18, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Sep 18, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,657,750	Fluid Power Device, Method and System In force Term ends Dec 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 16, 2031	High confidence
US 9,766,846	Reconfigurable User Input/Output Device In force Ends no later than Dec 19, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Dec 19, 2031	Medium confidence
US 9,452,528	Controller Device and Method In force Term ends Apr 9, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 9, 2032	High 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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