52 patents currently held
13 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 Jun 2027. from the record
Of the 13 now held by other companies, 12 name Charter Communications Operating LLC as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jun 2027
Next term end
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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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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
Ends Jul 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2029 · Medium confidence
High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices
US 9,582,831
Cited by 191 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029.
Intelligent Switch for Processing Financial Market Data
US 11,436,672
Cited by 65 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Method and Apparatus for High-Speed Processing of Financial Market Depth Data
US 8,768,805
Cited by 232 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
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 Dec 2 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 1 fee due Apr 30, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Managing Orders in Financial Markets (US 11,803,912) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Offload Processing of Data Packets (US 10,650,452) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 13 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices | 18 in force | to Jul 2029 |
| Offload Processing of Data Packets Containing Financial Market Data | 8 in force | to Mar 2034 |
| Methods and Systems for Low Latency Generation and Distribution of Trading Signals from Financial Market Data | 6 in force | to May 2040 |
| Method and Apparatus for High-Speed Processing of Financial Market Depth Data | 6 in force | to Jan 2030 |
| Methods and Systems for Low Latency Automated Trading Using an Aggressing Strategy | 3 in force | to Feb 2042 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,407,122 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,458,081 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,478,680 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,595,104 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,600,856 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,626,624 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,655,764 | High Speed Processing of Financial Information Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,360,632 | Fast Track Routing of Streaming Data Using FPGA Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,504,184 | Fast Track Routing of Streaming Data As Between Multiple Compute Resources In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,817,945 | System and Method for Routing of Streaming Data As Between Multiple Compute Resources In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 52: 13 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 1 application pending · 9 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.