58 patents currently held

10 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 Nov 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Nov 2027

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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

Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language US 8,949,457

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Classification of Documents US 8,805,840

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 8 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Models for Classifying Documents US 10,489,441

A family of 5 related applications built on the 2019 grant. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Apr 2030 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Method and System for Triggering Augmented Data Collection on a Network Based on Traffic Patterns US 9,565,109

Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

now held by Gfi USA, LLC

Ends Aug 2035 · 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.

1 fee due Dec 27, 2026
The maintenance fee for Software with Improved View of a Business Process (US 11,687,859) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Apr 3 to 6, 2027 · next Apr 3
2 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for System Integrator and Method for Mapping Dynamic COBOL Constructs to Object Instances for the Automatic Integration to Object-Oriented Computing Systems (US 10,496,702) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jul 28 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 28
1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for System to Construct an Improved View of a Process (US 10,552,780) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Sep 17 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 17
1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Business Lines (US 10,643,227) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 23 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

System Integrator and Method for Mapping Dynamic Cobol Constructs to Object Instances for the Automatic Integration to Object-Oriented Computing Systems	7 in force	to Nov 2029
Classification of Documents	6 in force	to Nov 2031
Software with Improved View of a Business Process	6 in force	to Mar 2031
Models for Classifying Documents	5 in force	to Mar 2032
Method and System for Identifying Entities	5 in force	to Oct 2031

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,516,054	Message Handling In force Term ends Nov 27, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 27, 2027	High confidence
US 11,463,402	Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language In force Term ends Mar 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 7, 2028	High confidence
US 11,811,723	Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language In force Ends no later than Mar 7, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Mar 7, 2028	Medium confidence
US 12,348,482	Local Transparent Extensibility and Routing Slip Extensibility for Business Process Execution Language In force Term ends Mar 7, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 7, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,191,078	Fault-Tolerant Messaging System and Methods In force Term ends May 15, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 15, 2028	High confidence
US 8,301,800	Message Processing for Distributed Computing Environments In force Term ends Sep 18, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 18, 2028	High confidence
US 7,716,228	Content Quality Apparatus, Systems, and Methods In force Term ends Oct 2, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 2, 2028	High confidence
US 7,739,328	Traffic Manager for Distributed Computing Environments In force Term ends Oct 22, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2028	High confidence
US 8,290,897	System Integrator and Method for Mapping Dynamic Cobol Constructs to Object Instances for the Automatic Integration to Object-Oriented Computing Systems In force Term ends Nov 26, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 26, 2028	High confidence
US 8,566,277	System Integrator and Method for Mapping Dynamic COBOL Constructs to Object Instances for the Automatic Integration to Object-Oriented Computing Systems In force Term ends Nov 26, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 26, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 58: 10 patents in force now held by others · 18 patents ended · 6 applications pending · 6 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.

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