2,546 patents currently held
74 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 Jan 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
1,944
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 Nov 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2036 · High confidence
Method for Self-Checkout with a Mobile Device
US 10,121,133
Cited by 191 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
Method, System, and Device of Virtual Dressing Utilizing Image Processing, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision
US 10,534,809
Cited by 122 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.
Shopping Facility Assistance Systems, Devices and Methods
US 10,130,232
Cited by 193 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jun 2036 · High confidence
Cited by 248 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.
now held by Advanced Systems & Robotics LLC
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.
- 6 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 55 fees due Dec 4 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 69 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 67 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 69 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 78 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 77 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 81 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 56 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 64 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 82 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 82 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 28 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 49 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 27 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 1,944 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Automatic Generation of Load and Route Design | 11 in force | to Jan 2041 |
| Processing User Selectable Product Images And Facilitating Visualization-Assisted Coordinated Product Transactions | 10 in force | to Jul 2037 |
| Systems and Methods for Behavior Based Messaging | 9 in force | to Dec 2042 |
| Automatic Resolution of the Explore-Exploit Decision in Omnichannel Settings | 7 in force | to Apr 2039 |
| Shopping Facility Assistance Systems, Devices and Methods | 7 in force | to Sep 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,677,243 | Solar Heating System and Architectural Structure with a Solar Heating System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,822,779 | Method and Apparatus for Scalable Transport Processing Fulfillment System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,117,200 | Parallelizing Graph Computations In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,580,926 | Method and Apparatus for Representing Text Using Search Engine, Document Collection, and Hierarchal Taxonomy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,021,461 | Method and System for Minimizing or Eliminating Downtime When Updating a Website In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,667,602 | Multi-Directional RFID Reader for Controlling Inventory and Shelf Stock In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,552,128 | Compression of Timestamps In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,560,532 | Determining Concepts Associated with a Query In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,880,515 | Determining Concepts Associated with a Query Grace period ended · Low confidence | Grace period ended | Low confidence | |
| US 10,679,219 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Shopper Checkout Using Radio Frequency Identification Technology In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 2,546: 74 patents in force now held by others · 211 patents ended · 399 applications pending · 1,394 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.