Five patents currently held, every record listed here
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Aug 2032. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2032
Next term end
2
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2010 to 2032.20152020202520302032
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Aug 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components
US 8,887,422
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2032.
Overhead Support Apparatus
US 8,839,537
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2032.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2028 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
now held by Insolvency Services Group, Inc.
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 Feb 18, 2027The maintenance fee for Overhead Support Apparatus (US 9,111,468) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components | 3 in force | to Aug 2032 |
| Overhead Support Apparatus | 2 in force | to Oct 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 5 of 5
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,887,422 | Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components held by Optiva Technologies, Inc. In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 9,038,295 | Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components held by Optiva Technologies, Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,530,334 | Apparatus Pertaining to Physically-Discrete Sign Components held by Optiva Technologies, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,839,537 | Overhead Support Apparatus held by Optiva Technologies, Inc. In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 9,111,468 | Overhead Support Apparatus held by Optiva Technologies, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 1 patent in force now held by others · 41 patents ended · 16 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.
4 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed