2 patents currently held
45 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 2032. from the record
Of the 45 now held by other companies, 40 name Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson publ as their current owner, and 5 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2032
Next term end
2
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
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Jul 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Branch Prediction
US 9,465,615
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Standing Wave Ratio Meter for Integrated Antenna Tuner
US 9,100,114
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 48 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
Also notable
Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 22 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
Also notable
Ends Dec 2027 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
now held by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
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 Feb 4, 2027The maintenance fee for Standing Wave Ratio Meter for Integrated Antenna Tuner (US 9,100,114) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Branch Prediction | 1 in force | to Jul 2033 |
| Standing Wave Ratio Meter for Integrated Antenna Tuner | 1 in force | to Oct 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 2 of 2
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,100,114 | Standing Wave Ratio Meter for Integrated Antenna Tuner In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,465,615 | Method and Apparatus for Branch Prediction In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 2: 45 patents in force now held by others · 78 patents ended · 5 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.
3 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed