54 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Dec 2029. from the record

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Dec 2029

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Patent families

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notable patents 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.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Touch Device US 11,579,731

Cited by 14 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Dec 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Touch Sensing Apparatus and Method for Assembly US 10,606,416

Cited by 29 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Feb 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Optical Coupling in Touch-Sensing Systems US 11,740,741

Cited by 10 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Feb 2038 · 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.

1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Optical Coupling in Touch-Sensing Systems (US 11,740,741) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Apr 8 to 13, 2027 · next Apr 8
1 fee due May 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Pen Differentiation for Touch Displays (US 10,481,737) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Optical Touch System Comprising Means for Projecting and Detecting Light Beams Above and Inside a Transmissive Panel (US 10,496,227) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Touch Device (US 11,868,568) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
3 fees due Sep 26 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 26
1 fee due Oct 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Touch Sensing Apparatus and Method for Assembly (US 11,966,545) comes due Oct 23, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 24, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Touch Sensing Apparatus and Method for Assembly	11 in force	to Feb 2038
Touch Device	10 in force	to Dec 2037
Optical Coupling in Touch-Sensing Systems	5 in force	to Feb 2038
Improved Touch-Sensing Apparatus	3 in force	to Jan 2041
Optical Component	3 in force	to Aug 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,442,574	Touch Sensing Apparatus and Method of Operating the Same In force Term ends Dec 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 12, 2029	High confidence
US 10,013,107	Data Processing in Relation to a Multi-Touch Sensing Apparatus In force Term ends Jun 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2031	High confidence
US 9,158,401	Data Processing in Relation to a Multi-Touch Sensing Apparatus In force Term ends Dec 1, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 1, 2031	High confidence
US 9,626,040	Touch-Sensitive Apparatus with Improved Spatial Resolution In force Term ends Jul 21, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 21, 2033	High confidence
US 11,029,783	Optical Touch System Comprising Means for Projecting and Detecting Light Beams Above and Inside a Transmissive Panel In force Term ends Feb 9, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 9, 2036	High confidence
US 10,496,227	Optical Touch System Comprising Means for Projecting and Detecting Light Beams Above and Inside a Transmissive Panel In force Term ends Apr 19, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2036	High confidence
US 11,301,089	Stylus Identification In force Term ends Dec 7, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2036	High confidence
US 11,182,023	Dynamic Touch Quarantine Frames In force Term ends Feb 14, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2037	High confidence
US 10,775,937	Improved Stylus Identification In force Term ends Mar 6, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 6, 2037	High confidence
US 10,282,035	Touch Device In force Term ends Dec 7, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2037	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 54: 77 patents ended · 14 applications pending · 45 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.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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