11 patents currently held
117 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.
66 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
Of the 117 now held by other companies, 76 name Alcatel Lucent as their current owner, and 41 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
11
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 Feb 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2036 · High confidence
Method for Advertising Reachable Address Information in a Network
US 7,733,860
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 33 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Enhanced Authentication for Provision of Mobile Services
US 10,021,563
Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Side Clamping Bga Socket
US 10,257,952
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 92 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Alcatel Lucent
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 147 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Alcatel Lucent
Also notable
Ends Jan 2038 · High confidence
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
now held by Nokia Technologies Oy
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.
- 1 fee due Nov 28, 2026The maintenance fee for Dual-Band Radio Frequency Devices Incorporating Metamaterial Type Structures and Related Methods (US 10,305,160) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 18, 2026The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Instantiating a Path with the Minimum Number of Segments (US 10,326,688) comes due Dec 18, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Return of Multiple Results in Rule Generation (US 9,118,491) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Side Clamping Bga Socket | 1 in force | to Apr 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,733,860 | Method for Advertising Reachable Address Information in a Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,118,491 | Return of Multiple Results in Rule Generation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,021,563 | Enhanced Authentication for Provision of Mobile Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,852,074 | Cache-Optimized Hash Table Data Structure In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,257,952 | Side Clamping Bga Socket In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,883,050 | Flexible Online Charging System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,305,160 | Dual-Band Radio Frequency Devices Incorporating Metamaterial Type Structures and Related Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,097,419 | Linear Method for Detection of Multiple Service Topologies In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,164,887 | Circuit and Method for Squelching and Unsquelching Serial Port Ingress Traffic In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,136,547 | Retracting Latch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 11: 117 patents in force now held by others · 311 patents ended · 157 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.