47 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Mar 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

Recognition of Optical Patterns in Images Acquired by a Robotic Device US 11,295,163

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.

Ends Jun 2040 · High confidence Also notable

Moveable Mirror Assembly for Electronic Device Case US 10,191,242

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 80 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Aug 2033 · High confidence Also notable

Detecting Discrete Optical Patterns Using Depth Estimation US 11,417,001

Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.

Ends Jul 2041 · 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 Apr 30, 2027
1 fee due May 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Perspective Distortion Correction of Discrete Optical Patterns in Images Using Depth Sensing (US 11,810,304) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
2 fees due Aug 6 to 13, 2027 · next Aug 6
1 fee due Sep 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Virtual Screen Standby Mode for Mobile Device Camera (US 11,922,271) comes due Sep 5, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 6, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 13 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Recognition and Selection of Discrete Patterns Within a Scene or Image	28 in force	to Oct 2041
Detecting Discrete Optical Patterns Using Depth Estimation	4 in force	to Aug 2042
Segmenting Images for Optical Character Recognition	3 in force	to Sep 2042
Identity Document Verification Based on Barcode Structure	2 in force	to Jan 2043
Image Analysis for Decoding Angled Optical Patterns	2 in force	to Jun 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,596,540	Method and Portable Apparatus for Recognizing Barcodes In force Term ends Mar 4, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 4, 2030	High confidence
US 10,191,242	Moveable Mirror Assembly for Electronic Device Case In force Term ends Aug 12, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 12, 2033	High confidence
US D860,180	Case for a Mobile Communications Device In force Term ends Sep 17, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2034	High confidence
US D862,441	Case for a Mobile Device In force Term ends Oct 8, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 8, 2034	High confidence
US 10,855,894	Mobile Device Case and Techniques for Multi-View Imaging In force Term ends Jan 8, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2039	High confidence
US 11,283,979	Mobile Device Case and Techniques for Multi-View Imaging In force Term ends Jan 8, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2039	High confidence
US 11,570,340	Mobile Device Case and Techniques for Multi-View Imaging In force Term ends Jan 8, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2039	High confidence
US 12,307,552	Selection and decoding of an optical pattern within a real scene using a frozen image from a video preview In force Term ends Jul 4, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 4, 2039	High confidence
US 10,846,561	Recognition and Selection of Discrete Patterns Within a Scene or Image In force Term ends Jun 18, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 18, 2040	High confidence
US 11,216,628	High-Speed Scanning of Optical Patterns Using a Digital Camera In force Term ends Jun 18, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 18, 2040	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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