16 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in May 2030. 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

Apparatus and Method of Obtaining Field by Measurement US 8,536,862

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 30 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends May 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Observation Method and Observation Device US 11,041,826

The newest of the three, granted 2021. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here.

Ends Mar 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Conductivity Distribution Derivation Method and Conductivity Distribution Derivation Device US 10,254,352

Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jun 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.

1 fee due May 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Storage Battery Inspection Device and Storage Battery Inspection Method (US 11,828,811) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 3 to 10, 2027 · next Sep 3

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 15 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Observation Method and Observation Device	2 in force	to Mar 2038
Autonomous Driving Control System and Autonomous Driving Control Method	1 in force	to Jun 2043
Inspecting Device and Inspecting Method	1 in force	to Mar 2043
Scattering Tomography Device and Scattering Tomography Method	1 in force	to Mar 2043
Air Purification System and Protective Clothing	1 in force	to Jun 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,536,862	Apparatus and Method of Obtaining Field by Measurement held by Kyoto University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends May 10, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 10, 2030	High confidence
US 10,578,552	Scattering Tomography Method and Scattering Tomography Device In force Term ends Oct 15, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 15, 2034	High confidence
US 10,254,352	Conductivity Distribution Derivation Method and Conductivity Distribution Derivation Device held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Jun 19, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 19, 2035	High confidence
US 10,101,282	Scattering Tomography Method and Scattering Tomography Device held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Oct 17, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 17, 2035	High confidence
US 10,586,354	Imaging Method and Imaging Apparatus held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Dec 3, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 3, 2036	High confidence
US 11,422,110	Observation Method and Observation Device In force Term ends Dec 18, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 18, 2036	High confidence
US 11,041,826	Observation Method and Observation Device held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Mar 13, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2038	High confidence
US 11,366,079	Measurement Device and Measurement Method held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Apr 24, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 24, 2038	High confidence
US 11,828,811	Storage Battery Inspection Device and Storage Battery Inspection Method In force Term ends Oct 29, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 29, 2040	High confidence
US 12,105,159	External Field Response Distribution Visualization Device and External Field Response Distribution Visualization Method held by National University Corporation Kobe University and Integral Geometry Science Inc. In force Term ends Feb 2, 2041 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 2, 2041	High 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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Integral Geometry Science Inc.