3 patents currently held
311 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 Sep 2027. from the record
Of the 311 now held by other companies, 159 name Giesecke Devrient Currency Technology GmbH as their current owner, and 152 more name another party. Each row says which.
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2
Ending by 2030
Sep 2027
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Jan 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2032 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Device and Method for Calibrating a Sensor System
US 8,304,713
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 27 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2029. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
System and Method for Processing Bank Notes
US 10,225,144
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Value Document
US 7,906,201
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 23 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Also notable
Ends Nov 2030 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
now held by Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Also notable
Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2018. It anchors the portfolio to 2035, later than anything else here.
now held by Giesecke+devrient Mobile Security GmbH
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 13 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for Processing Bank Notes | 1 in force | to Dec 2032 |
| Device and Method for Calibrating a Sensor System | 1 in force | to Jan 2029 |
| Value Document | 1 in force | to Sep 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,906,201 | Value Document In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,304,713 | Device and Method for Calibrating a Sensor System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,225,144 | System and Method for Processing Bank Notes In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 311 patents in force now held by others · 389 patents ended · 94 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.