30 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in May 2038. from the record
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When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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
Ends Jun 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2041 · High confidence
Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area
US 10,742,940
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 36 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Method for Commissioning a Network of Optical Sensors Across a Floor Space
US 11,039,084
Cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Method for Detecting Human Occupancy and Activity in a Work Area
US 11,620,808
Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
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, 2027The maintenance fee for System for Magnetic Mounting and Registration of Sensors to Grid Ceilings (US 11,765,449) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Jul 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 16
- 1 fee due Sep 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area (US 11,928,865) comes due Sep 12, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 13, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area | 10 in force | to Jun 2038 |
| Method for Commissioning a Network of Optical Sensors Across a Floor Space | 4 in force | to Nov 2038 |
| System for Magnetic Mounting and Registration of Sensors to Grid Ceilings | 3 in force | to Mar 2043 |
| Method for Detecting Human Occupancy and Activity in a Work Area | 3 in force | to Apr 2041 |
| Arrival Detection for Battery-Powered Optical Sensors | 3 in force | to Mar 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,659,737 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,939,078 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,044,445 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,375,164 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,563,922 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,632,524 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,889,232 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,928,865 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,738,063 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,742,940 | Method for Monitoring Occupancy in a Work Area In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 30: 14 applications pending · 5 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.