814 patents currently held
797 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.
256 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
Of the 797 now held by other companies, 405 name Arlington Technologies LLC as their current owner, and 392 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
98
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
693
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Jun 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2031 · High confidence
Telephony Discovery Mashup and Presence
US 8,909,693
Cited by 361 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Unified Communications Appliance
US 8,442,189
Cited by 145 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Time-Based Work Assignments in Automated Contact Distribution
US 8,306,212
Cited by 104 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 131 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Pulselink Systems 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.
- 9 fees due Nov 16 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 16
- 9 fees due Dec 2 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 19 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 18 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 9 fees due Mar 1 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 17 fees due Apr 3 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 21 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 10 fees due Jun 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 16 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 15 fees due Aug 2 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 16 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 12 fees due Oct 5 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 5 fees due Nov 5 to 10, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 13 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 693 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Local Communication Agent | 20 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Embedded Learning Management System | 13 in force | to Nov 2033 |
| Method for Authorizing a Telephone Transaction and Local Node | 7 in force | to Oct 2031 |
| Methods and Systems for Providing Enterprise Services to Wearable and Mobile Devices | 4 in force | to Jun 2041 |
| Enhanced Digital Messaging | 4 in force | to Jul 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,564,962 | Providing User Information and Control Over a Contact Within a Contact Centre In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,469,293 | Using Additional Information Provided in Session Requests In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D678,305 | Graphical User Interface for a Display Screen In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D681,021 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,830,033 | Active EMI Shielding for Protection of Medical Instruments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D684,592 | Portion of a Display Screen with Transitional Icon In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,570,606 | Managing a Communications System by Offering Participants the Opportunity to Respond to Requests Submitted by Other Participants In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,492,731 | Method for Dynamically Optimizing Bandwidth Allocation in Variable Bitrate (MULTI-RATE) Conferences In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,742,499 | Adaptive Bandwidth Network Management for VoIP Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,050,939 | Methods and Systems for Use in the Provision of Services in an Institutional Setting Such as a Healthcare Facility In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 814: 797 patents in force now held by others · 365 patents ended · 21 applications pending · 525 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.