146 patents currently held
312 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.
78 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
Of the 312 now held by other companies, 190 name Arlington Technologies LLC as their current owner, and 122 more name another party. Each row says which.
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124
Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
122
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 Mar 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2029 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Providing a Virtual Assistant to a Communication Participant
US 8,107,401
Cited by 480 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Method and Apparatus for Creating Secure Write-Enabled Web Pages That Are Associated with Active Telephone Calls
US 8,281,369
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Method and Apparatus for Performing Predictive Dialing
US 7,873,157
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
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
Also notable
Ends Oct 2027 · Medium confidence
Cited by 68 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 2027.
now held by Arlington Technologies, LLC
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 50 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Arlington Technologies, 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.
- 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Using Estimated Travel Time to Schedule an Event and Event Reminders (US 9,165,260) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) and Set-Top Box (STB)-Based Bill Notification and Payment Application (US 9,215,421) comes due Jun 15, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 15, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Agent driven media-agnostic work item grouping and sharing over a consult medium (US 10,572,879) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 17 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 122 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Multiple Distinct Physical Channels for Mesh Control | 9 in force | to Nov 2033 |
| Enhancing network information retrieval according to a user search profile | 7 in force | to Mar 2031 |
| Agent-enabled queue bypass to agent | 3 in force | to Aug 2032 |
| Method and apparatus for the automated delivery of notifications to contacts based on predicted work prioritization | 3 in force | to Feb 2031 |
| Methods and Apparatus for Allocating Resources in a Distributed Environment | 3 in force | to Oct 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,460,150 | Using Gaze Detection to Determine an Area of Interest Within a Scene In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,752,269 | Adhoc Secure Document Exchange In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,107,401 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Virtual Assistant to a Communication Participant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,752,230 | Data Extensibility Using External Database Tables In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,654,695 | Pigmented Collar for Bi-Color Light Emitting Diodes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,567,653 | Method by Which Call Centers Can Vector Inbound Tty Calls Automatically to Tty-Enabled Resources In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,591,083 | Method and apparatus providing connection recovery for a chat client In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,573,987 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Interaction Between a Multi-Media Messaging System and an Instant Messaging System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,868,659 | Method and apparatus for automatic notification and response In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,707,116 | Flexible License File Feature Controls In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 146: 312 patents in force now held by others · 431 patents ended · 174 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.