20 patents currently held
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The next term ends in Jun 2028. from the record
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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. 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 Feb 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2031 · High confidence
Document Imaging and Processing System
US 8,204,293
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 517 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Systems, Methods and Devices for Processing Coins with Linear Array of Coin Imaging Sensors
US 9,508,208
Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Method for Using the Same
US 8,437,532
Cited by 36 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
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 May 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Methods for Using the Same (US 9,189,780) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems, Methods and Devices for Coin Processing and Coin Recycling (US 10,629,020) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 8 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems, Methods and Devices for Processing Coins Utilizing Near-Normal and High-Angle of Incidence Lighting | 6 in force | to Jan 2036 |
| Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Method for Using the Same | 4 in force | to Aug 2031 |
| Systems, Methods and Devices for Coin Processing and Coin Recycling | 3 in force | to Aug 2036 |
| Document Imaging and Processing System | 3 in force | to Oct 2031 |
| Currency Bill Processing Device and Method | 1 in force | to May 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,959,029 | System, Apparatus, and Methods for Currency Processing Control and Redemption In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,594,414 | Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Method for Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,948,490 | Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Method for Using the Same In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,189,780 | Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Methods for Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,401,268 | Optical Imaging Sensor for a Document Processing Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,204,293 | Document Imaging and Processing System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,004,255 | Currency Bill Processing Device and Method In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,437,532 | Apparatus and System for Imaging Currency Bills and Financial Documents and Method for Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,331,643 | Currency Bill Sensor Arrangement In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,973,817 | Apparatus, Method, and System for Loading Currency Bills into a Currency Processing Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 20: 6 patents ended · 1 application pending · 1 application 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.