230 patents currently held
3 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.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
104
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 Jan 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2027 · High confidence
System and Method for Generating Three Dimensional Images Using Lidar and Video Measurements
US 8,717,545
Cited by 136 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Chirped Coherent Laser Radar System and Method
US 9,864,060
Cited by 44 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027.
System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion
US 7,699,469
Cited by 61 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Techniques for Improving SNR in a FMCW Lidar System Using a Coherent Receiver (US 11,662,444) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Dec 13 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 13
- 5 fees due Jan 4 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 3 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 5 fees due Mar 12 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 12
- 7 fees due Apr 1 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 4 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
- 2 fees due Jun 12, 2027
- 3 fees due Jul 2 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 2 fees due Aug 13 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 13
- 8 fees due Sep 5 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 4 fees due Oct 9 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 9
- 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Techniques for FMCW Lidar System Descan Compensation (US 11,977,187) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 104 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion | 9 in force | to May 2027 |
| System and Method for Increasing Coherence Length in Lidar Systems | 7 in force | to Jun 2033 |
| System and Method for Intelligent Camera Control | 6 in force | to Jan 2036 |
| System and Method for Generating Three Dimensional Images Using Lidar and Video Measurements | 6 in force | to Jan 2032 |
| System and Method for Increasing Resolution of Images Obtained from a Three-Dimensional Measurement System | 5 in force | to Jul 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,177,363 | System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,579,439 | System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,757,804 | System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,723,980 | System and Method for Tracking Motion In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,188,290 | System and Method for Tracking Motion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,791,925 | System and Method for Tracking Motion In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,672,420 | System and Method for Tracking Motion In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 12,150,710 | System and Method for Tracking Motion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,937,916 | System and Method for Remotely Monitoring Physiological Functions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,699,469 | System and Method for Tracking Eyeball Motion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 230: 3 patents in force now held by others · 9 patents ended · 67 applications pending · 22 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.