1,319 patents currently held
134 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.
15 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
1,075
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 Jul 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Methods and Systems for Detecting a Position-Based Attribute of an Object Using Digital Codes
US 7,868,874
Cited by 481 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Method and Apparatus for Fingerprint Image Reconstruction
US 8,131,026
Cited by 216 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 2028.
Touch Pad with Flexible Substrate
US 7,439,962
Cited by 232 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. 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.
- 5 fees due Nov 14 to 26, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 22 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 26 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
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- 27 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 25 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 9 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 14 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 25 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 1,075 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Methods and Apparatus for Acquiring a Swiped Fingerprint Image | 7 in force | to Apr 2029 |
| Binary and Multi-Class Classification Systems and Methods Using Connectionist Temporal Classification | 5 in force | to May 2039 |
| Fingerprint Sensor and Button Combinations and Methods of Making Same | 5 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| Capacitive Sensing During Non-Display Update Times | 5 in force | to Apr 2033 |
| Sensing System and Method to Detect Moisture on a Sensing Region of an Input Device | 4 in force | to Apr 2044 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,445,548 | Fingerprint Sensing Assemblies and Methods of Making In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,433,167 | Strike Ring Based Electrostatic Discharge Protection In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,449,895 | Methods and Systems for Detecting a Capacitance Using Switched Charge Transfer Techniques In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,453,600 | Text Region Identification and Enhancement During Color Copy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,667,870 | White Region Identification to Accelerate Image Processing for Copies In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,447,375 | Compensation for Exposure Time Variation When Scanning with CCD Sensors In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,460,697 | Electronic Fingerprint Sensor with Differential Noise Cancellation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,835,265 | High Availability Ethernet Backplane Architecture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,085,250 | Touch Pad with Flexible Substrate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,402,073 | Method and Apparatus for Generating a Random Bit Stream In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1,319: 134 patents in force now held by others · 560 patents ended · 66 applications pending · 156 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.