38 patents currently held
14 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.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in May 2027. from the record
Of the 14 now held by other companies, 11 name Motorola Solutions Inc. as their current owner, and 3 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
May 2027
Next term end
38
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Apr 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence
Method and System for Measuring Shopper Response to Products Based on Behavior and Facial Expression
US 8,219,438
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 256 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Method and System for Automatically Analyzing Categories in a Physical Space Based on the Visual Characterization of People
US 8,189,926
Cited by 230 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Method and System for Finding Correspondence Between Point-Of-Sale Data and Customer Behavior Data
US 10,713,670
Cited by 20 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 141 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Motorola Solutions, 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.
- 1 fee due Nov 21, 2026The maintenance fee for Method and system for measuring effectiveness of a marketing campaign on digital signage (US 10,296,936) comes due Nov 21, 2026. Unpaid by May 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Brand-Switching Analysis Using Longitudinal Tracking of At-Shelf Shopper Behavior (US 10,354,262) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027The maintenance fee for At-Shelf Brand Strength Tracking and Decision Analytics (US 10,387,896) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Media Audience Measurement by Viewership Extrapolation Based on Site, Display, and Crowd Characterization (US 9,161,084) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Oct 7 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 38 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,505,621 | Demographic Classification Using Image Components In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,848,548 | Method and System for Robust Demographic Classification Using Pose Independent Model from Sequence of Face Images In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,957,565 | Method and System for Recognizing Employees in a Physical Space Based on Automatic Behavior Analysis In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,812,344 | Method and system for determining the impact of crowding on retail performance In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,987,111 | Method and System for Characterizing Physical Retail Spaces by Determining the Demographic Composition of People in the Physical Retail Spaces Utilizing Video Image Analysis In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 8,009,863 | Method and System for Analyzing Shopping Behavior Using Multiple Sensor Tracking In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 11,151,584 | Method and system for collecting shopper response data tied to marketing and merchandising elements In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,027,521 | Method and System for Robust Human Gender Recognition Using Facial Feature Localization In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 10,713,670 | Method and System for Finding Correspondence Between Point-Of-Sale Data and Customer Behavior Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,098,888 | Method and System for Automatic Analysis of the Trip of People in a Retail Space Using Multiple Cameras In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 38: 14 patents in force now held by others · 16 patents ended · 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.
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.