Vortex Innovation LLC

9 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Aug 2033

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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 Jun 29, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Obtaining Information About Wi-Fi Enabled Telecommunications Devices (US 9,226,224) comes due Jun 29, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 29, 2027, it lapses early.

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Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,226,224	Method and System for Obtaining Information About Wi-Fi Enabled Telecommunications Devices In force Term ends Aug 22, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 22, 2033	High confidence
US 9,418,284	Method, System and Computer Program for Locating Mobile Devices Based on Imaging In force Term ends Mar 30, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 30, 2035	High confidence
US 10,157,189	Method and Computer Program for Providing Location Data to Mobile Devices In force Term ends Mar 30, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 30, 2035	High confidence
US 10,735,902	Method and Computer Program for Taking Action Based on Determined Movement Path of Mobile Devices In force Term ends Jul 18, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 18, 2035	High confidence
US 9,911,190	Method and Computer Program for Generating a Database for Use in Locating Mobile Devices Based on Imaging In force Term ends Jul 21, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 21, 2035	High confidence
US 10,235,769	Position Determining Techniques Using Image Analysis of Marks with Encoded or Associated Position Data In force Term ends Feb 12, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 12, 2036	High confidence
US 9,881,378	Position Determining Techniques Using Image Analysis of Marks with Encoded or Associated Position Data In force Term ends Mar 25, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 25, 2036	High confidence
US 10,026,003	Method and Arrangement for Receiving Data About Site Traffic Derived from Imaging Processing In force Term ends Jun 26, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 26, 2036	High confidence
US 10,824,878	Method and Arrangement for Receiving Data About Site Traffic Derived from Imaging Processing In force Term ends Aug 10, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 10, 2036	High confidence

Also on record, not counted in the 9: 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 5 ended at full term. List them

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