50 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2034. from the record
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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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 Jan 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2038 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2037 · High confidence
Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices
US 10,188,207
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Test Box
US D1,000,968
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Method and System for Detecting Defective Pixels and Screen Imperfections of a Mobile Device
US 9,805,458
Granted 2017 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2037.
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 Oct 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Refurbished Component, Electronic Device Including the Same, and Method of Refurbishing a Component of an Electronic Device (US 9,308,616) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices (US 10,646,037) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Oct 14Assignment recorded on 1 record: Tiwari, Ritvik to Communications Test Design, Inc. Recorded Oct 14, 2026, executed Nov 22, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76371, frame 390.
- 8 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 37 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices | 6 in force | to May 2037 |
| Apparatus and Method for Automatically Removing Data of Mobile Devices | 4 in force | to Dec 2042 |
| System and Method for Automated User Mulitflash and Boot Check of Streaming Media Devices | 2 in force | to Jun 2044 |
| System and Method for Polishing the Edge of an Electronic Device | 2 in force | to May 2044 |
| System and Method to Permanently Erase Customer Personal Information from Mobile Device | 2 in force | to Apr 2043 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,308,616 | Refurbished Component, Electronic Device Including the Same, and Method of Refurbishing a Component of an Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,805,458 | Method and System for Detecting Defective Pixels and Screen Imperfections of a Mobile Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,188,207 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,646,037 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,206,925 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,234,514 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,253,066 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,304,520 | Apparatus and Method for Simultaneously Testing a Plurality of Mobile Devices In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US D951,109 | Test Box In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D968,236 | Test Box In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 50: 1 patent in force now held by others · 5 patents ended · 40 applications pending · 2 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.