193 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.

3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

Next term end

112

Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Multi-Mode Point-Of-Sale Device US 11,138,581

Cited by 105 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends May 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Bezel-Less Acoustic Touch Apparatus US 8,576,202

Cited by 162 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 2030.

Ends Oct 2030 · Medium confidence Also notable

Multi-User Multi-Touch Projected Capacitance Touch Sensor US 9,292,145

Cited by 31 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 2034.

Ends Sep 2034 · 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.

4 fees due Dec 2 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 2
2 fees due Feb 28, 2027
2 fees due Mar 5 to 8, 2027 · next Mar 5
3 fees due Apr 6 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 6
4 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
2 fees due Jun 1 to 10, 2027 · next Jun 1
1 fee due Aug 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Detecting Locations of Touches on a Touch Sensor (US 9,256,327) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
4 fees due Sep 5 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 5
2 fees due Oct 5 to 9, 2027 · next Oct 5

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Recent changes

5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 112 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Multi-User Multi-Touch Projected Capacitance Touch Sensor	8 in force	to Sep 2034
Multi-Mode Point-Of-Sale Device	7 in force	to May 2035
Device Controller and Viewer	5 in force	to Apr 2038
Display Stand (2021)	4 in force	to Mar 2041
Display Stand (2023)	4 in force	to Jan 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,941,624	Acoustic Touch Sensor Utilizing Edge Waves In force Term ends Jan 1, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 1, 2027	High confidence
US 9,454,266	Touchscreen for Detecting Multiple Touches In force Term ends May 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 4, 2027	High confidence
US D681,636	Touch Monitor In force Term ends May 7, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 7, 2027	High confidence
US 9,046,966	Method And System For Calibrating An Acoustic Touchscreen In force Ends no later than Jun 21, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 21, 2027	Medium confidence
US D687,431	Touch Screen Display Device In force Term ends Aug 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2027	High confidence
US D688,673	Stand In force Term ends Aug 27, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2027	High confidence
US D693,343	Touch Monitor In force Term ends Nov 12, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 12, 2027	High confidence
US D714,788	Cradle In force Term ends Oct 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 7, 2028	High confidence
US 8,692,810	Method for Determining the Location of Impacts by Acoustic Imaging In force Term ends Dec 28, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 28, 2028	High confidence
US D723,699	Display Device In force Term ends Mar 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2029	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 193: 3 patents in force now held by others · 54 patents ended · 6 applications pending · 24 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.

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