413 patents currently held
25 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
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
412
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2027 · High confidence
Optoelectric Sensor and Method for the Detection and Distance Determination of Objects
US 9,383,201
Cited by 89 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Optoelectronic Sensor and Method for the Detection and Determination of Distances of Objects
US 9,383,200
Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Method and arrangement in a measuring system
US 8,923,599
Granted 2014 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027.
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 Nov 28 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 28
- 7 fees due Dec 2 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 5 fees due Jan 11 to 18, 2027 · next Jan 11
- 7 fees due Feb 4 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 7 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 6 fees due Apr 8 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 9 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
- 6 fees due Jun 1 to 17, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 7 fees due Jul 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 5
- 4 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 11 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 9 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 3 fees due Nov 5 to 7, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 17 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 412 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Optoelectronic Sensors | 2 in force | to Sep 2031 |
| Power Supply Circuit Module for TDC and Calibration Method of Said Power Supply Circuit Module | 1 in force | to Apr 2040 |
| Optoelectronic Sensor and Method for the Detection and Determination of Distances of Objects | 1 in force | to Jan 2033 |
| Method and arrangement in a measuring system | 1 in force | to Dec 2027 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,602,505 | Method for the Automatic Parameterization of Measuring Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,391,007 | Optoelectronic Apparatus and Method of Operating the Optoelectronic Apparatus in Order to Detect an Object In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,427,743 | Optoelectronic Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,510,120 | Code Reader In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,589,523 | Magnetic Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,579,582 | Scanning Method and Scanning Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,644,864 | Apparatus for Reading Codes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,656,541 | Optoelectronic Apparatus and a Method for Its Operation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,923,599 | Method and arrangement in a measuring system held by Sick Ivp AB In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,767,954 | Process and Device for Monitoring the Security of a Passageway Using an Optical Grid to Monitor Movement of Objects on a Carrier In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 413: 25 patents in force now held by others · 167 patents ended · 126 applications pending · 158 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.