115 patents currently held

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 Nov 2028. from the record

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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

3D Building Model Materials Auto-Populator US 11,721,066

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Jun 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Graphical Overlay Guide for Interface US 9,934,608

Cited by 43 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends May 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Scale Error Correction in a Multi-Dimensional Model US 9,478,031

Cited by 46 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 2035.

Ends Jan 2035 · 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.

2 fees due Mar 10, 2027
2 fees due Apr 22 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 22
4 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
2 fees due Jun 19 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 19
1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Generating and Validating a Virtual 3D Representation of a Real-World Structure (US 11,908,077) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 5 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 5
3 fees due Oct 9 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 9
2 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

Nov 4Assignment recorded on 1 record: Barajas Hernandez, Manlio Francisco to Hover Inc. Recorded Nov 4, 2026, executed Mar 31, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76635, frame 884.
5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 32 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Generating 3D Building Models with Ground Level and Orthogonal Images	22 in force	to Jun 2036
Graphical Overlay Guide for Interface	16 in force	to Dec 2036
Scale Error Correction in a Multi-Dimensional Model	11 in force	to Jan 2035
Automated Guide For Image Capturing For 3D Model Creation	8 in force	to Apr 2037
Method For Generating Roof Outlines From Lateral Images	7 in force	to Jul 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,649,632	A System and Method for Correlating Oblique Images to 3D Building Models In force Term ends Nov 5, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 5, 2028	High confidence
US 9,430,871	Method of Generating Three-Dimensional (3D) Models Using Ground Based Oblique Imagery In force Term ends Jan 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 12, 2029	High confidence
US 8,422,825	Method and System for Geometry Extraction, 3D Visualization and Analysis Using Arbitrary Oblique Imagery In force Term ends Aug 6, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2031	High confidence
US 8,878,865	Three-Dimensional Map System In force Term ends Apr 26, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 26, 2033	High confidence
US 9,953,459	Computer Vision Database Platform for a Three-Dimensional Mapping System In force Term ends Jun 12, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 12, 2034	High confidence
US 12,406,436	Computer Vision Database Platform for a Three-Dimensional Mapping System In force Term ends Jun 12, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 12, 2034	High confidence
US 9,330,504	3D Building Model Construction Tools In force Term ends Jul 1, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2034	High confidence
US 10,643,380	Generating Multi-Dimensional Building Models with Ground Level Images In force Term ends Jul 23, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2034	Medium confidence
US 10,769,847	Systems and Methods for Generating Planar Geometry In force Term ends Jul 23, 2034 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2034	Low confidence
US 10,776,999	Generating Multi-Dimensional Building Models with Ground Level Images In force Term ends Jul 23, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2034	Medium confidence

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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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