157 patents currently held

4 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.

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Oct 2029. from the record

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Oct 2029

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113

Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Interconnection Platform for Real-Time Configuration and Management of a Cloud-Based Services Exchange US 9,886,267

Cited by 250 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Oct 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Distributed Edge Processing of Internet of Things Device Data in Co-Location Facilities US 9,866,637

Cited by 237 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Centralized Network Control for a Cloud-Based Services Exchange US 10,250,699

Cited by 101 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends May 2036 · 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.

2 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
3 fees due Dec 4 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 4
4 fees due Jan 4 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 4
1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
The maintenance fee for Interconnection Platform with Event-Driven Notification for a Cloud Exchange (US 10,382,266) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Mar 10 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 10
4 fees due Apr 3 to 10, 2027 · next Apr 3
2 fees due May 26 to 28, 2027 · next May 26
4 fees due Jun 10 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 10
3 fees due Jul 7 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 7
8 fees due Aug 11 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 11
1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Interconnection Platform for Real-Time Configuration and Management of a Cloud-Based Services Exchange (US 11,936,518) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 14 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 14

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 113 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Interconnection Platform for Real-Time Configuration and Management of a Cloud-Based Services Exchange	8 in force	to Oct 2035
Distributed Edge Processing of Internet of Things Device Data in Co-Location Facilities	5 in force	to Jan 2037
Agent-Based Monitoring of Network Resources	4 in force	to Sep 2038
Third-Party Orchestration Module for a Cloud Exchange Programmable Network Platform	4 in force	to Oct 2036
Service Peering Exchange	3 in force	to Oct 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,645,568	Various Methods and Apparatuses for a Route Server In force Term ends Oct 23, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 23, 2029	High confidence
US 8,379,656	Real Time Configuration and Provisioning for a Carrier Ethernet Exchange In force Term ends Apr 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 16, 2031	High confidence
US 8,509,249	Process and System for an Integrated Carrier Ethernet Exchange In force Term ends Apr 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 16, 2031	High confidence
US 8,583,503	On Line Web Portal for Private Network Service Providers In force Term ends Jun 30, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 30, 2031	High confidence
US 8,756,344	Network to Network Interface (NNI) for Multiple Private Network Service Providers In force Term ends Nov 30, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2031	High confidence
US 9,082,091	Unified User Login for Co-Location Facilities In force Term ends Dec 26, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 26, 2031	High confidence
US 8,650,805	Systems and Methods for Dmarc in a Cage Mesh Design In force Term ends Feb 11, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 11, 2032	High confidence
US 8,966,924	A Pre-Cooling Chamber for a Cooling Tower In force Term ends Apr 1, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 1, 2032	High confidence
US 9,269,061	Performance, Analytics and Auditing Framework for Portal Applications In force Term ends Nov 2, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 2, 2034	High confidence
US 9,584,445	Direct Connect Virtual Private Interface for a One to Many Connection with Multiple Virtual Private Clouds In force Term ends May 28, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 28, 2035	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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