1,154 patents currently held

1,039 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.

7 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

Of the 1,039 now held by other companies, 651 name Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Co. Ltd. as their current owner, and 388 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

Next term end

579

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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

System and Methods for Providing Location Based Discount Retailing US 8,650,072

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 333 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends Dec 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Online Ordering for In-Shop Service US 10,147,130

Cited by 80 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence Also notable

System for Providing a Service to Venues Where People Perform Transactions US 10,776,826

Cited by 58 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Mar 2028 · Medium 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.

16 fees due Dec 11 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 11
23 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
27 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
21 fees due Mar 1 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 1
21 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
23 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
26 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
36 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
20 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
23 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
27 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
14 fees due Nov 3 to 14, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

Nov 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: Zhang, Kai and 1 other to ByteDance Inc. Recorded Nov 12, 2026, executed Apr 22, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76723, frame 291.
Nov 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: Salehifar, Mehdi and 3 others to ByteDance Inc. Recorded Nov 12, 2026, executed Sep 4, 2025. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76737, frame 490.
87 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 579 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method, Apparatus, and Computer Readable Medium for Providing a Self-Service Interface	19 in force	to Oct 2034
Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Forecasting Demand	17 in force	to Jun 2035
Facilitating User Interactions Based on Proximity	14 in force	to May 2028
Learning User Interface	13 in force	to Sep 2036
Graph-Based Compression of Data Records	9 in force	to Jun 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,103,519	System for Marketing Campaign Specification and Secure Digital Coupon Redemption In force Term ends Jan 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 29, 2027	High confidence
US 11,282,111	Location Based Advertising Systems In force Term ends Mar 20, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 20, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,150,439	Facilitating User Interactions Based on Proximity In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 9,100,454	A Method and System for Enabling the Creation and Maintenance of Proximity-Related User Groups In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 9,380,120	Method and System for Enabling the Creation and Maintenance of Proximity-Related User Groups In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 9,769,611	Method and System for Enabling the Creation and Maintenance of Temporary User Groups In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 10,142,784	Method and System for Enabling the Creation and Maintenance of Proximity-Related User Groups In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 10,219,119	Facilitating User Interactions Based on Proximity In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 10,798,524	Method and System for Enabling the Creation and Maintenance of Proximity-Related User Groups In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence
US 10,827,315	Facilitating User Interactions Based on Proximity In force Term ends Apr 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 6, 2027	High confidence

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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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