42 patents currently held
91 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.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
Of the 91 now held by other companies, 68 name Quadient Technologies France as their current owner, and 23 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
24
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
42
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 Mar 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
System for Collecting and Automatically Checking Ordered Articles
US 7,837,106
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Method and Apparatus for Checking the Height of a Mail Item on the Fly for Franking Purposes
US 7,752,009
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Automated System for Producing Location-Based Inventories
US 8,031,070
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 88 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Quadient Technologies France
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
Cited by 68 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Sparck Technologies B.V.
Also notable
Ends Mar 2036 · High confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2036, later than anything else here.
now held by BCC Software, LLC
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,419,243 | Device for Conveying and Guiding Mail Items In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,721,940 | Cardboard Box Having an Expandable Volume In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,060,445 | Franking System with Distributed Metering In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,744,079 | Multi-Station System and Method for Processing Paper Postal Items In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,837,106 | System for Collecting and Automatically Checking Ordered Articles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,821,416 | Detector System for Detecting the Direction in Which an Item Passes Through a Determined Boundary Zone In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,689,519 | Method of Delivering a Franking Service via a Communications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,823,305 | Mail Processor Machine Casing Having a Detachable Identity Plate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,917,453 | Mail Franking System with a Secure External Printing Mode In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,814,031 | Apparatus for Handling Mail on the Fly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 42: 91 patents in force now held by others · 100 patents ended · 125 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.