1,431 patents currently held

40 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.

3 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

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1,360

Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Method and Apparatus for Deriving Downlink Pathloss for Device-To-Device Transmit Power Control in a Wireless Communication System US 11,595,918

Cited by 13 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jul 2040 · Medium confidence Also notable

Portable Electronic Device US D687,031

Cited by 55 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Audio System and a Method for Detecting and Adjusting a Sound Field Thereof US 8,155,370

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.

Ends Aug 2030 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Method and Apparatus for Serving Quality of Service (QOS) Flow in a Wireless Communication System US 10,798,754

Cited by 51 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

now held by Asus Technology Licensing Inc.

Ends Jul 2038 · High confidence

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.

24 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
19 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
16 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
22 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
19 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
33 fees due Jul 2 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 2
17 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
20 fees due Sep 3 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 3
20 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
5 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

Sep 21Assignment recorded on 1 record: Huang, Yi-Hsuan and 1 other to Asustek Computer Inc. Recorded Sep 21, 2026, executed Jan 28, 2021. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76081, frame 777.
16 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
13 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 1,360 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Keyboard	4 in force	to Jun 2039
Method and Apparatus for Implementing Reference Signal Transmissions in a Wireless Communication System	4 in force	to May 2036
Portable Electronic Device	4 in force	to Dec 2027
Method and Apparatus for Sidelink Identifier Change in a Wireless Communication System	3 in force	to Feb 2041
Method and Apparatus for Indicating Time Domain Resource Allocation of Data Transmission in a Wireless Communication System	3 in force	to Nov 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,436,667	Electronic Device In force Term ends Nov 15, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 15, 2026	High confidence
US 7,606,947	Removable Electronic Device and Method Thereof held by Industrial Technology Research Institute, Richip Incorporated, C-One Technology Corp., Carry Computer Engineering Co., Ltd., Asustek Computer Incorporated and Dbtel Incorporated In force Term ends Nov 28, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 28, 2026	High confidence
US 7,388,752	Series-Connected Heat Dissipater Coupled by Heat Pipe In force Term ends Dec 7, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2026	High confidence
US 7,382,314	Handheld GPS Device In force Term ends Dec 22, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 22, 2026	High confidence
US 7,374,433	Portable Computer In force Term ends Dec 29, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2026	High confidence
US 7,276,660	Electronic Device and Latch Structure Thereof In force Term ends Jan 3, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 3, 2027	High confidence
US 7,518,856	Electronic Apparatus and Component Scale Adjusting Device Thereof In force Term ends Jan 7, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2027	High confidence
US 7,400,721	Pivot Apparatus and Method Thereof In force Term ends Jan 18, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 18, 2027	High confidence
US 7,355,372	Power Control System Capable of Balancing Output Currents In force Term ends Jan 25, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 25, 2027	High confidence
US D675,613	Tablet Computer In force Term ends Feb 5, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 5, 2027	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 1,431: 40 patents in force now held by others · 220 patents ended · 188 applications pending · 1,004 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.

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