70 patents currently held

23 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 Jul 2027. from the record

Of the 23 now held by other companies, 8 name Applied Invention LLC as their current owner, and 15 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Jul 2027

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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

Bounding Box Gesture Recognition on a Touch Detecting Interactive Display US 7,719,523

Cited by 197 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence Also notable

Systems and Methods for Centralized Control of Autonomous Vehicles US 10,656,640

Cited by 73 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Aug 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration US 8,456,506

Cited by 56 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Jun 2028 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Touch Driven Method and Apparatus to Integrate and Display Multiple Image Layers Forming Alternate Depictions of Same Subject Matter US 7,724,242

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 760 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

now held by Qualcomm Incorporated

Ends Dec 2027 · 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.

3 fees due Dec 2 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 2
1 fee due Jan 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Color Night Vision Cameras, Systems, and Methods Thereof (US 10,362,285) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Customizable and Reconfigurable Virtual Instrument Panel (US 9,122,306) comes due Mar 1, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 1, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Motion-Based Radiograph Interlock Systems, Structures, and Processes (US 9,170,214) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Electronically Adjustable Joint, and Associated Systems and Methods (US 11,847,931) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Color Night Vision Cameras, Systems, and Methods Thereof (US 11,889,239) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
6 fees due Aug 4 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 4
5 fees due Sep 3 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 3
1 fee due Oct 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Automated Extended Depth of Field Imaging Apparatus and Method (US 9,313,417) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 25 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Customizable and Reconfigurable Virtual Instrument Panel	9 in force	to Sep 2030
Color Night Vision Cameras, Systems, and Methods Thereof	8 in force	to Jul 2035
Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device	8 in force	to Aug 2030
Portable Deployable Underground Communication Systems, Devices and Methods	6 in force	to Feb 2037
Systems and Methods for Centralized Control of Autonomous Vehicles	4 in force	to Nov 2037

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,159,521	Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration In force Term ends Jul 26, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 26, 2027	High confidence
US 9,519,808	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Term ends Aug 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2027	High confidence
US 9,961,541	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Ends no later than Aug 2, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Aug 2, 2027	Medium confidence
US 10,536,847	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Term ends Aug 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2027	High confidence
US 11,265,703	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Term ends Aug 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2027	High confidence
US 11,917,397	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Term ends Aug 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2027	High confidence
US 12,464,344	Method and Apparatus for Protecting Data in a Portable Electronic Device In force Term ends Aug 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 2, 2027	High confidence
US 7,855,726	Apparatus and Method for Presenting Audio in a Video Teleconference In force Term ends Oct 25, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 25, 2027	High confidence
US 9,254,877	Modular vehicle In force Term ends Dec 20, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 20, 2027	High confidence
US 8,390,668	Systems and Methods for Enhancing Teleconferencing Collaboration In force Term ends May 25, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 25, 2028	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.

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.

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