437 patents currently held

271 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.

The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record

Of the 271 now held by other companies, 231 name Tyco Fire and Security GmbH as their current owner, and 40 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.

Ending by 2030

Nov 2026

Next term end

334

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents fee due within 90 days 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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Network Control US 8,497,762

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 229 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Wireless Surveillance System Releasably Mountable to Track Lighting US 8,750,509

Cited by 79 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jan 2027 · Medium confidence Also notable

Systems and Methods for Laser Tuning and Attaching RFID Tags to Products US 11,443,160

Cited by 7 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.

Ends Nov 2039 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Wireless Video Surveillance System and Method with Security Key US 8,199,195

Cited by 286 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.

now held by Tyco Fire & Security GmbH

Ends Jan 2027 · High confidence

Also notable

Method and System for Access Control Proximity Location US 9,697,656

Cited by 118 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

now held by Tyco Fire & Security GmbH

Ends Feb 2035 · High confidence

Also notable

System And Method For Detecting, Tracking And Counting Human Objects Of Interest Using A Counting System And A Data Capture Device US 9,177,195

Cited by 65 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.

now held by Shoppertrak RCT LLC

Ends Mar 2033 · 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.

11 fees due Dec 9 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 9
5 fees due Jan 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 2
13 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
18 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
2 fees due Apr 1 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 1
5 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
9 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
2 fees due Jul 2 to 9, 2027 · next Jul 2
6 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
6 fees due Sep 1 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 1
5 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Alarming Pinless Security Tag (US 9,336,668) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Sep 18Assignment recorded on 1 record: Ares, Dustin and 2 others to Sensormatic Electronics, LLC Recorded Sep 18, 2026, executed Aug 14, 2023. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76064, frame 508.
5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
8 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 334 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Systems and Methods for Providing Tags Adapted to Be Incorporated with or in Items	7 in force	to Nov 2039
Wireless Video Surveillance System and Method with External Removable Recording	6 in force	to Nov 2028
Security Tag	5 in force	to Feb 2041
Security Tag with Retractable Pin	5 in force	to Dec 2040
Magnetic Detacher with Movable Blocker	4 in force	to Feb 2043

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,961,099	Tamper-Resistant Article Security Device and Method In force Term ends Nov 16, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 16, 2026	High confidence
US 7,804,407	Combination Eas and RFID Label or Tag with Controllable Read Range In force Term ends Nov 22, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2026	High confidence
US 7,804,410	Combination Eas and RFID Label or Tag In force Term ends Nov 22, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 22, 2026	High confidence
US 8,138,891	RFID Network Control and Redundancy In force Ends no later than Dec 10, 2026 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Dec 10, 2026	Medium confidence
US 8,750,509	Wireless Surveillance System Releasably Mountable to Track Lighting In force Term ends Jan 16, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 16, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,031,073	Security Device for a Bottle In force Term ends Jan 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 17, 2027	High confidence
US 7,535,338	Wireless Synchronized Operation of Pulsed Eas Systems In force Term ends Feb 2, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 2, 2027	High confidence
US 7,623,039	Magnetomechanical Tag Used in Electronic Article Surveillance and Method of Manufacturing a Magnetomechanical Tag In force Term ends Feb 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 4, 2027	High confidence
US 8,439,263	Handheld Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Device Detector/Deactivator with Integrated Data Capture System In force Term ends Mar 14, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2027	High confidence
US 7,551,091	Door with Integral Antenna In force Term ends Mar 20, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 20, 2027	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 437: 271 patents in force now held by others · 229 patents ended · 32 applications pending · 124 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.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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