31 patents currently held

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 Feb 2027. from the record

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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

Data Plan Activation and Modification US 8,732,808

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 172 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence Also notable

People Centric Management of Cloud Networks via Gui US 10,560,343

Cited by 40 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence Also notable

Multipurpose Indicator Lights US 8,421,637

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2032.

Ends Jan 2032 · High 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.

1 fee due Dec 18, 2026
The maintenance fee for Implicit Traffic Engineering (US 10,326,652) comes due Dec 18, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Feb 20 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 20
1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Gathering Data on Cellular Data Communication Characteristics (US 9,167,437) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods to Collect and Store Network Traffic Statistics of IP Destinations in Time-Series Format (US 11,811,628) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Connecting a Cloud Network to the Internet (US 10,505,989) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jul 2 to 12, 2027 · next Jul 2
2 fees due Aug 11 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 11
1 fee due Sep 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Implicit Traffic Engineering (US 10,601,653) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Oct 27Assignment recorded on 1 record: Meltzer, Claes and 3 others to Cradlepoint, Inc. Recorded Oct 27, 2026, executed Oct 19, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76527, frame 281.
1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 14 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Communication Between Broadcast Domains	10 in force	to Apr 2033
Initiating Router Functions	6 in force	to Oct 2028
0-RTT Capable, Tunnel-Less, Multi-Tenant Policy Architecture	2 in force	to Oct 2042
Systems and Methods to Collect and Store Network Traffic Statitics of IP Desitnations in Time-Series Format	2 in force	to Jun 2041
Multipurpose Indicator Lights	2 in force	to Jan 2032

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,249,052	Automated Access of an Enhanced Command Set In force Term ends Feb 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 22, 2027	High confidence
US 8,644,272	Initiating Router Functions In force Term ends Nov 9, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 9, 2027	High confidence
US 8,477,639	Communicating Network Status In force Term ends Dec 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2027	High confidence
US 9,021,081	System and Method for Collecting Individualized Network Usage Data in a Personal Hotspot Wireless Network. In force Term ends Mar 15, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,830,075	Multipurpose Indicator Lights In force Term ends Jul 14, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 14, 2028	High confidence
US 8,732,808	Data Plan Activation and Modification In force Term ends Oct 8, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 8, 2028	High confidence
US 9,584,406	Data Path Switching In force Term ends Oct 26, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 26, 2028	High confidence
US 9,167,437	Gathering Data on Cellular Data Communication Characteristics In force Term ends May 5, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 5, 2031	High confidence
US 8,480,761	Security Enclosure for a Router In force Term ends Jul 1, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2031	High confidence
US 8,421,637	Multipurpose Indicator Lights In force Term ends Jan 14, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 14, 2032	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 31: 19 patents ended · 7 applications pending · 14 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.

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