26 patents currently held
668 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.
The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record
Of the 668 now held by other companies, 502 name Hanwha Vision Co. Ltd. as their current owner, and 166 more name another party. Each row says which.
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14
Ending by 2030
Mar 2027
Next term end
24
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 Apr 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2030 · High confidence
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
US D784,202
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 61 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Surveillance Camera
US D803,920
Cited by 60 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Surveillance Camera
US D746,889
Granted 2016. Computed term ends 2030.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 103 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
Also notable
Ends Nov 2038 · High confidence
Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
now held by Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
Also notable
Ends Jun 2039 · High confidence
Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 7 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 24 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Surveillance Camera | 3 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Image Capturing System and Network System to Support Privacy Mode | 1 in force | to Nov 2039 |
| Method and Apparatus for Performing Privacy Masking by Reflecting Characteristic Information of Objects | 1 in force | to Jan 2039 |
| Digital Forensic Image Verification System | 1 in force | to Oct 2037 |
| Duplicate Image Evidence Management System for Verifying Authenticity and Integrity | 1 in force | to Jun 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D678,383 | Visual Presenter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D679,308 | Monitoring Camera In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D686,188 | Wireless Image Receiver In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D689,113 | Visual Presenter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D695,814 | Visual Presenter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D712,370 | Wireless Sound Receiver In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,049,971 | Lens Driving Unit and Camera Module Comprising the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D740,870 | Dome Camera In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D741,389 | Surveillance Camera In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D745,435 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 26: 668 patents in force now held by others · 136 patents ended · 4 applications pending · 40 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.