20 patents currently held
77 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.
6 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Apr 2028. from the record
Of the 77 now held by other companies, 68 name Clearwire IP Holdings LLC as their current owner, and 9 more name another party. Each row says which.
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15
Ending by 2030
Apr 2028
Next term end
19
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2029 · Medium confidence
Systems and Methods of Supporting Multiple Wireless Communication Technologies
US 7,843,870
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Using Base-Station Location to Assist Mobile-Device System Acquisition
US 7,920,877
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
System and Method for Cell Planning in a Wireless Communication Network
US 7,995,529
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 124 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 128 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC
Also notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 9 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 19 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and System for Improving Performance of Broadcast/Multicast Transmissions | 2 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| System and Method for Hybrid Schemes of MIMO Mode Decision | 1 in force | to Oct 2031 |
| Centralized Security Management System | 1 in force | to Jan 2031 |
| Using Base-Station Location to Assist Mobile-Device System Acquisition | 1 in force | to Nov 2029 |
| System and Method for Cell Planning in a Wireless Communication Network | 1 in force | to Jul 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,769,035 | Facilitating a Channel Change Between Multiple Multimedia Data Streams held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,175,032 | System and Method for Radio Frequency Resource Allocation held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,693,530 | Ranging Resource Allocation for Wireless Devices in Networks Providing Access by Wi-Max and Like Protocols held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,852,787 | Extensible Micro-Mobility Wireless Network Architecture held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,453,029 | Method and System for Improving Performance of Broadcast/Multicast Transmissions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,843,870 | Systems and Methods of Supporting Multiple Wireless Communication Technologies held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,995,529 | System and Method for Cell Planning in a Wireless Communication Network held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,920,877 | Using Base-Station Location to Assist Mobile-Device System Acquisition held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,068,786 | Method for Reducing Time of Flight Interference in a Wireless Communication Network held by Clearwire Communications LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,107,888 | Communication Operating Mode Selection Based on Multi-Path Signal Power Measurement held by Clearwire IP Holdings LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 20: 77 patents in force now held by others · 76 patents ended · 11 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.