340 patents currently held
7 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
236
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 May 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Coordinate Measurement Machines with Removable Accessories
US 8,533,967
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 179 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Automatic Measurement of Dimensional Data Within an Acceptance Region by a Laser Tracker
US 9,400,170
Cited by 57 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
Portable Device for Optically Measuring Three-Dimensional Coordinates
US 9,671,221
Cited by 45 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
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 Nov 19 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 5 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 5 fees due Jan 4 to 7, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 12 fees due Feb 1 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 10 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 14 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 7 fees due May 12 to 19, 2027 · next May 12
- 8 fees due Jun 3 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 14 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 6 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 12 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 2 fees due Oct 2 to 9, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 3, 2027
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 5 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 236 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Using Gestures to Control a Laser Tracker | 9 in force | to Sep 2031 |
| Portable Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine with Multi-Bus Arm Technology | 8 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Six Degree-Of-Freedom Laser Tracker That Cooperates with a Remote Structured-Light Scanner | 6 in force | to Feb 2033 |
| Device and Method for Optically Scanning and Measuring an Environment | 5 in force | to Oct 2035 |
| Collecting and Viewing Three-Dimensional Scanner Data in a Flexible Video Format | 5 in force | to Sep 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D676,309 | Base for a Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D676,341 | Measurement Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D691,498 | Measurement Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D678,085 | Measurement Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,430,068 | Laser Scanner In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,576,836 | Camera Based Six Degree-Of-Freedom Target Measuring and Target Tracking Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D682,662 | Base for a Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D684,580 | Laser Scanner In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D688,577 | Laser Tracker In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,735,234 | Smart Probe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 340: 7 patents in force now held by others · 227 patents ended · 28 applications pending · 121 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.