US Patent No: 5,680,123
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Vehicle monitoring system
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Oct 21, 1997
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Aug 6, 1996
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08/692,593
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Abstract
The vehicle monitoring system uses a plurality of video cameras mounted on various location of a vehicle to detect and display objects not readily visible to the vehicle operator. In particular, video cameras are placed on each side of the vehicle and, preferably, on the rear portion of the vehicle. Each camera is connected to a display unit and/or a video recorder through a video multiplexer which is controlled by a main controller. The views from different cameras are displayed or recorded in response to the position of a turn signal control switch. Alternatively, the cameras can be activated when a vehicle alarm is triggered or when the vehicle is hit from the behind.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Lee, Gul Nam | 15428 Wilder Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650 | 3 | 193 |
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| 5,307,136 Distance detection system for vehicles | 162 | 1992 | |
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| 5,530,421 Circuit for automated control of on-board closed circuit television system having side and rear view cameras | 95 | 1994 | |
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| 5,424,952 Vehicle-surroundings monitoring apparatus | 171 | 1994 | |
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| 5,355,118 Vehicle collision alert system | 127 | 1992 | |
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| 5,570,127 Video recording system for passenger vehicle | 119 | 1994 | |
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| 5,027,104 Vehicle security device | 116 | 1990 | |
| 5,280,555 Visual accident prevention system | 60 | 1993 | |
| 5,430,431 Vehicle protection system and method | 109 | 1994 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
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| 6,717,610 Wide angle image capture system for vehicle | 152 | 1998 | |
| 7,697,027 Vehicular video system | 1 | 2002 | |
| 6,882,287 Automotive lane change aid | 139 | 2002 | |
| 7,005,974 Vehicle imaging system | 65 | 2003 | |
| 7,446,650 Accessory system suitable for use in a vehicle | 91 | 2004 | |
| 7,205,904 Automotive lane change aid | 9 | 2005 | |
| 7,543,947 Vehicular rearview mirror element having a display-on-demand display | 40 | 2005 | |
| 7,265,656 Vehicle imaging system | 3 | 2006 | |
| 7,855,755 Interior rearview mirror assembly with display | 26 | 2006 | |
| 7,490,007 Video mirror system for a vehicle | 71 | 2007 | |
| 7,572,017 Signal mirror system for a vehicle | 19 | 2007 | |
| 7,579,939 Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle | 50 | 2007 | |
| 7,583,184 Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle | 40 | 2007 | |
| 7,355,524 Automotive lane change aid | 37 | 2007 | |
| 7,571,042 Navigation system for a vehicle | 48 | 2007 | |
| 7,494,231 Vehicular signal mirror | 70 | 2007 | |
| 7,589,883 Vehicular exterior mirror | 25 | 2007 | |
| 7,731,403 Lighting system for a vehicle, with high-intensity power LED | 20 | 2008 | |
| 7,579,940 Information display system for a vehicle | 44 | 2008 | |
| 7,551,103 Alert system for a vehicle | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,771,061 Display mirror assembly suitable for use in a vehicle | 19 | 2008 | |
| 8,095,310 Video mirror system for a vehicle | 10 | 2008 | |
| 7,619,508 Video mirror system for a vehicle | 63 | 2008 | |
| 7,643,200 Exterior reflective mirror element for a vehicle rearview mirror assembly | 36 | 2008 | |
| 8,194,133 Vehicular video mirror system | 5 | 2008 | |
| 7,871,169 Vehicular signal mirror | 26 | 2008 | |
| 7,728,721 Accessory system suitable for use in a vehicle | 34 | 2008 | |
| 7,667,579 Interior mirror system | 45 | 2008 | |
| 7,586,666 Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle | 57 | 2008 | |
| 7,711,479 Rearview assembly with display | 38 | 2009 | |
| 7,888,629 Vehicular accessory mounting system with a forwardly-viewing camera | 19 | 2009 | |
| 7,826,123 Vehicular interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly | 23 | 2009 | |
| 8,044,776 Rear vision system for vehicle | 13 | 2009 | |
| 8,083,386 Interior rearview mirror assembly with display device | 10 | 2009 | |
| 7,859,737 Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle | 21 | 2009 | |
| 7,898,719 Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle | 20 | 2009 | |
| 8,072,318 Video mirror system for vehicle | 11 | 2009 | |
| 7,821,697 Exterior reflective mirror element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly | 28 | 2009 | |
| 7,926,960 Interior rearview mirror system for vehicle | 17 | 2009 | |
| 7,914,188 Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle | 19 | 2009 | |
| 8,294,975 Automotive rearview mirror assembly | 1 | 2010 | |
| 7,898,398 Interior mirror system | 21 | 2010 | |
| 7,832,882 Information mirror system | 19 | 2010 | |
| 8,405,725 Vehicular video processor module | 0 | 2010 | |
| 7,822,543 Video display system for vehicle | 19 | 2010 | |
| 7,864,399 Reflective mirror assembly | 22 | 2010 | |
| 8,309,907 Accessory system suitable for use in a vehicle and accommodating a rain sensor | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,179,236 Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle | 4 | 2010 | |
| 7,916,009 Accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle | 18 | 2010 | |
| 7,906,756 Vehicle rearview mirror system | 20 | 2010 | |
| 7,815,326 Interior rearview mirror system | 20 | 2010 | |
| 8,277,059 Vehicular electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,282,226 Interior rearview mirror system | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,000,894 Vehicular wireless communication system | 14 | 2010 | |
| 8,164,817 Method of forming a mirrored bent cut glass shape for vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly | 3 | 2010 | |
| 7,918,570 Vehicular interior rearview information mirror system | 16 | 2010 | |
| 8,228,588 Interior rearview mirror information display system for a vehicle | 2 | 2010 | |
| 8,335,032 Reflective mirror assembly | 0 | 2010 | |
| 8,019,505 Vehicle information display | 14 | 2011 | |
| 7,994,471 Interior rearview mirror system with forwardly-viewing camera | 14 | 2011 | |
| 8,179,586 Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle | 4 | 2011 | |
| 8,063,753 Interior rearview mirror system | 11 | 2011 | |
| 8,049,640 Mirror assembly for vehicle | 12 | 2011 | |
| 8,106,347 Vehicle rearview mirror system | 11 | 2011 | |
| 8,094,002 Interior rearview mirror system | 10 | 2011 | |
| 8,100,568 Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle | 10 | 2011 | |
| 8,047,667 Vehicular interior rearview mirror system | 12 | 2011 | |
| 8,162,493 Interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicle | 7 | 2011 | |
| 8,134,117 Vehicular having a camera, a rain sensor and a single-ball interior electrochromic mirror assembly attached at an attachment element | 5 | 2011 | |
| 8,121,787 Vehicular video mirror system | 5 | 2011 | |
| 8,095,260 Vehicle information display | 10 | 2011 | |
| 8,427,288 Rear vision system for a vehicle | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,325,055 Mirror assembly for vehicle | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,177,376 Vehicular interior rearview mirror system | 4 | 2011 | |
| 8,282,253 Mirror reflective element sub-assembly for exterior rearview mirror of a vehicle | 0 | 2011 | |
| 8,325,028 Interior rearview mirror system | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,170,748 Vehicle information display system | 1 | 2012 | |
| 8,304,711 Vehicle rearview mirror system | 1 | 2012 | |
| 8,267,559 Interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,271,187 Vehicular video mirror system | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,288,711 Interior rearview mirror system with forwardly-viewing camera and a control | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,355,839 Vehicle vision system with night vision function | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,379,289 Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle | 0 | 2012 | |
| 8,400,704 Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 6,389,340 Vehicle data recorder | 80 | 1999 | |
| 6,405,112 Vehicle operator performance monitor with enhanced data retrieval capabilities | 32 | 2000 | |
| 6,449,540 Vehicle operator performance recorder triggered by detection of external waves | 26 | 2000 | |
| 8,314,708 System and method for reducing driving risk with foresight | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,659,827 System and method for taking risk out of driving | 2 | 2006 | |
| 8,373,567 System and method for identifying non-event profiles | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,804,426 System and method for selective review of event data | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,536,457 System and method for wireless delivery of event data | 7 | 2006 | |
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| 6,323,897 Network surveillance video camera system | 27 | 1999 | |
| 6,911,997 Monitoring system, camera adjusting method and vehicle monitoring system | 15 | 2000 | |
| 7,304,651 Rendering device for generating a display image for drive assistance | 1 | 2001 | |
| 6,912,001 Image processor and monitoring system | 15 | 2001 | |
| 6,999,602 Image generation for assistance of drivers of vehicles | 3 | 2001 | |
| 6,369,701 Rendering device for generating a drive assistant image for drive assistance | 12 | 2001 | |
| 7,028,328 Network surveillance video camera system | 2 | 2001 | |
| 6,958,770 Driving assistance apparatus | 5 | 2001 | |
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| 6,672,745 Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle | 81 | 2000 | |
| 6,509,832 Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle | 23 | 2000 | |
| 7,567,291 Vehicle vision system | 57 | 2002 | |
| 7,111,968 Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle | 3 | 2003 | |
| 7,488,083 Vehicular rearview components and assemblies | 0 | 2005 | |
| 7,568,823 Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,339,526 Vehicle rearview mirror assembly including a high intensity display | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 6,583,730 Surveillance apparatus for a vehicle | 83 | 2000 | |
| 6,447,128 Rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle with monitor | 80 | 2000 | |
| 7,009,498 Mirror arrangement for motor vehicles | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,079,017 Warning device in motor vehicles | 3 | 2002 | |
| 6,995,687 Parking aid for use in a motor vehicle | 22 | 2002 | |
| 7,342,484 Exterior vehicle mirror assembly with sensors | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 6,549,130 Control apparatus and method for vehicles and/or for premises | 127 | 1999 | |
| 6,542,077 Monitoring apparatus for a vehicle and/or a premises | 148 | 2001 | |
| 7,397,363 Control and/or monitoring apparatus and method | 46 | 2002 | |
| 7,277,010 Monitoring apparatus and method | 18 | 2002 | |
| 6,587,046 Monitoring apparatus and method | 60 | 2002 | |
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| 7,176,790 Display device and vehicle | 56 | 2001 | |
| 7,561,033 Display device and vehicle | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,994,903 Display device and vehicle | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,193,925 Display device and vehicle | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 6,476,855 Surrounding monitor apparatus for a vehicle | 32 | 1999 | |
| 7,237,641 Driving support apparatus | 1 | 2004 | |
| 8,058,980 Vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus and image displaying method | 0 | 2008 | |
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| 7,397,496 Apparatus system for recovering evidence of extrinsic wrongful acts in vehicular incidents | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,679,497 Recovering legal evidence of unfavorable events or conditions during vehicle operations | 1 | 2007 | |
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| 6,917,693 Vehicle data acquisition and display assembly | 5 | 1999 | |
| 6,859,148 Blind spot warning system for an automotive vehicle | 21 | 2002 | |
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| 6,424,272 Vehicular blind spot vision system | 86 | 2001 | |
| 7,183,944 Vehicle tracking and identification of emergency/law enforcement vehicles | 0 | 2001 | |
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| 6,734,896 Image processor and monitoring system | 17 | 2001 | |
| 7,714,887 Image processor and monitoring system | 6 | 2004 | |
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| 6,940,423 Device for monitoring area around vehicle | 34 | 2002 | |
| 7,248,283 Vehicle periphery monitor | 23 | 2002 | |
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| 6,084,508 Automatic emergency braking method and arrangement | 35 | 1998 | |
| 6,348,858 Method and device for surveillance of the rearward observation area of motor vehicles | 79 | 2000 | |
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| 6,025,872 Monitor region extension member and motor vehicle peripheral monitoring apparatus using same | 84 | 1997 | |
| 6,218,960 Rear-view monitor for use in vehicles | 40 | 2000 | |
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| 7,355,628 Method and apparatus of maintaining a video signal through brief interruptions of a related control signal | 0 | 2002 | |
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| 6,154,149 Object detection by pattern recognition | 94 | 1999 | |
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| 7,626,491 Indicator control system for constrution machine | 2 | 2004 | |
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| 6,097,425 Device for monitoring overloading of products from working machine to transporting vehicle | 15 | 1997 | |
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| 7,429,998 Method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle rear, and signal processor | 19 | 2002 | |
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| 7,425,889 Vehicle turning assist system and method | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 6,989,736 Monitoring device for a motor vehicle | 25 | 2003 | |
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| 7,030,778 Switching device for right and left image inversion in rear monitoring camera of automobile | 6 | 2002 | |
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| 7,012,510 Device and method for adjusting view range of vehicular monitoring device | 3 | 2003 | |
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| 6,812,831 Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus | 13 | 2002 | |
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| 7,640,107 Vehicle drive assist system | 6 | 2006 | |
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| 8,219,310 GPS device for displaying traffic conditions and method thereof | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 7,100,190 Automobile web cam and communications system incorporating a network of automobile web cams | 14 | 2001 | |
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| 8,175,331 Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus, method, and program | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 6,097,285 Automotive auditory feedback of changing conditions outside the vehicle cabin | 32 | 1999 | |
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| 7,064,657 Method and system for accessing and viewing images of a vehicle interior | 9 | 2004 | |
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| 7,423,521 Vehicular visual assistance system | 1 | 2005 | |
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| 7,136,091 Vehicle imaging apparatus, vehicle monitoring apparatus, and rearview mirror | 59 | 2002 | |
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| 6,542,182 System for displaying an area outside a normal viewing area to a vehicle driver | 82 | 2000 | |
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| 8,154,418 Interior rearview mirror system | 5 | 2009 | |
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| 7,463,281 Smart vehicle video management | 5 | 2003 | |
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| 6,046,766 Camera and vehicle-surroundings visual-recognition apparatus using the same | 91 | 1997 | |
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| 6,396,535 Situation awareness system | 41 | 1999 | |
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| 7,015,828 Vehicle monitoring apparatus | 2 | 2004 | |
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| 8,150,210 Image synthesis system for a vehicle and the manufacturing method thereof | 2 | 2008 | |
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| 8,194,132 System for monitoring an area adjacent a vehicle | 2 | 2007 | |
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| 6,677,856 Wireless remote vehicle signal indicator for supplementing existing vehicle signal indicators | 15 | 2001 | |
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| 6,087,964 Vehicle detector with operational display | 0 | 1997 | |
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| 7,652,686 Device for image detecting objects, people or similar in the area surrounding a vehicle | 0 | 2002 | |
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| 6,392,564 Aggressive driver monitoring and reporting system | 6 | 2000 | |
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| 8,059,263 Apparatus for the recognition of the presence of an object in space | 2 | 2009 | |
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| 8,374,746 Memory management in event recording systems | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 7,629,996 Industrial truck with a camera device | 19 | 2001 | |
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| 7,253,833 Vehicle periphery visual recognition system, camera and vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus and vehicle periphery monitoring system | 9 | 2002 | |
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| 6,558,049 System for processing video in computing devices that multiplexes multiple video streams into a single video stream which is input to a graphics controller | 10 | 1996 | |
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| 6,111,498 Trip computer read-out on rearview camera screen | 85 | 1997 | |
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| 6,580,373 Car-mounted image record system | 93 | 1999 | |
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| 6,693,519 Vehicle safety monitoring system for viewing blind spots | 87 | 2001 | |
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| 6,078,355 Vehicle periphery monitoring system | 84 | 1996 | |
| 5,978,017 Multi-camera video recording system for vehicles | 25 | 1997 | |
| 5,959,555 Apparatus for checking blind spots of vehicle | 131 | 1997 | |
| 6,115,651 Large vehicle blindspot monitor | 110 | 1998 | |
| 6,693,524 Vehicle backup monitoring and alarm system | 93 | 1998 | |
| 6,163,338 Apparatus and method for recapture of realtime events | 58 | 1998 | |
| 6,175,300 Blind spot viewing system | 145 | 1998 | |
| 6,421,081 Real time video rear and side viewing device for vehicles void of rear and quarter windows | 95 | 1999 | |
| 7,184,074 Tractor/trailer back up kit | 1 | 1999 | |
| 6,650,359 Audio-visual recording apparatus for vehicles | 4 | 1999 | |
| 6,783,187 Vector neutral truck | 4 | 2003 | |
| 8,013,889 Peripheral viewing system for a vehicle | 2 | 2003 | |
| 7,353,086 Methods and systems for providing a rearward field of view for use with motorcycles | 6 | 2003 | |
| 7,328,051 Global video audio system | 0 | 2005 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |