70 patents currently held
44 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 Apr 2035. from the record
Of the 44 now held by other companies, 43 name Metal Raptor Inc. as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2035
Next term end
8
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Only 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Apr 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2044 · High confidence
Wireless Coverage Testing Systems and Methods with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
US 10,327,151
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 48 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Systems and methods for utilizing remote visualization for installing a fiber network to a structure
US 12,646,911
Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2044.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Feb 2037 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 124 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
now held by Metal Raptor Inc.
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.
- 3 fees due Dec 4 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 2 fees due Jan 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 16
- 4 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 3 fees due Apr 17 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 17
- 1 fee due May 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Obtaining Accurate 3D Modeling Data with a Multiple Camera Apparatus (US 10,475,239) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Cell Site Audit and Inspection Systems and Methods Related to Battery and Equipment Connections (US 10,497,112) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jul 14 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 14
- 2 fees due Sep 3 to 12, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for Battery backup via unmanned aerial vehicles for failure recovery (US 10,625,856) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 8 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,596,617 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Systems and Methods Associated with Cell Sites and Cell Towers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,654,984 | Cell Tower Installation Systems and Methods with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,669,945 | Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Systems and Methods Associated with Cell Sites and Cell Towers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,704,292 | Virtualized Site Survey Systems and Methods for Cell Sites In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,764,838 | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Systems and Methods Associated with Cell Sites and Cell Towers with Robotic Arms for Performing Operations In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,881,416 | Obtaining 3D Modeling Data Using UAVs for Cell Sites In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,947,135 | Close-Out Audit Systems and Methods for Cell Site Installation and Maintenance In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,183,761 | 3D Modeling of Cell Sites to Detect Configuration and Site Changes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,187,806 | Systems and Methods for Obtaining Accurate 3D Modeling Data Using Multiple Cameras In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,192,354 | Systems and Methods for Obtaining Accurate 3D Modeling Data Using UAVs for Cell Sites In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 70: 44 patents in force now held by others · 6 applications pending · 3 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.
1 terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed