8 patents currently held
119 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 Jun 2042. from the record
Of the 119 now held by other companies, 42 were conveyed to Optis Wireless Technology LLC in the filing they arrived in, and 77 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jun 2042
Next term end
5
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 Oct 2042 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2042 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2042 · High confidence
Editing a Virtual Reality Space
US 11,710,288
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2042, later than anything else here.
Avatar Output Device, Terminal Device, Avatar Output Method, and Program
US 11,694,389
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2042, later than anything else here.
Avatar Mobility Between Virtual Reality Spaces
US 11,763,528
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2042, later than anything else here.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 89 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Lenovo Innovations Limited
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 74 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
conveyed to Optis Cellular Technology LLC - now held by Optis Cellular Technology, LLC
Also notable
Ends Aug 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 68 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
conveyed to Optis Wireless Technology, 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.
- 2 fees due Jan 4 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Avatar Mobility Between Virtual Reality Spaces (US 11,763,528) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 3 largest of its 5 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Editing a Virtual Reality Space | 2 in force | to Oct 2042 |
| Avatar Mobility Between Virtual Reality Spaces | 2 in force | to Oct 2042 |
| Avatar Output Device, Terminal Device, Avatar Output Method, and Program | 2 in force | to Jun 2042 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 8 of 8
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,694,389 | Avatar Output Device, Terminal Device, Avatar Output Method, and Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,067,670 | Avatar Output Device, Terminal Device, Avatar Output Method, and Program In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,763,528 | Avatar Mobility Between Virtual Reality Spaces In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,175,604 | Avatar Mobility Between Virtual Reality Spaces In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,710,288 | Editing a Virtual Reality Space In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,229,911 | Editing a Virtual Reality Space In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,045,356 | Terminal Device, Server, Virtual Reality Space Providing System, Program, and Virtual Reality Space Providing Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,100,039 | Arranging Virtual Objects in a Virtual Reality Space In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 8: 119 patents in force now held by others · 590 patents ended · 73 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.