97 patents currently held
2,865 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.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Mar 2032. from the record
Of the 2,865 now held by other companies, 2,833 name Meta Platforms Technologies LLC as their current owner, and 32 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
94
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
Notable
Ends Mar 2038 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Headset Strap
US D980,217
Cited by 29 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Artificial Reality Collaborative Working Environments
US 11,770,384
Cited by 12 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2040. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Wireless Game Controller
US D802,055
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 64 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence
Cited by 75 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Also notable
Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 51 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Also notable
Ends May 2040 · High confidence
Cited by 99 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
now held by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
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 Nov 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Apparatus, System, and Method for Detecting User Input via Hand Gestures and Arm Movements (US 11,662,815) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Dec 20, 2026
- 3 fees due Jan 4 to 18, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 5 fees due Feb 1 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 5 fees due Mar 5 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 2 fees due Apr 10 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 10
- 1 fee due May 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Equalization Based on Diffuse Field Representation of Head-Related Transfer Function and Transducer-Specific Data (US 11,832,084) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Jun 3 to 17, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 2 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 2 fees due Aug 13, 2027
- 2 fees due Sep 26 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 26
- 2 fees due Oct 16, 2027
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Semiconductor Modification Process for Conductive and Modified Electrical Regions and Related Structures (US 10,644,197) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 6 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 44 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 94 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Auto-completion for Gesture-input in Assistant Systems | 2 in force | to Apr 2039 |
| Colour Inorganic LED Display for Display Devices with a High Number of Pixel | 2 in force | to Jul 2035 |
| Wireless Game Controller | 2 in force | to Nov 2032 |
| Heat Dissipative and Lightweight Optical Elements Having Increased Strength and Stiffness | 1 in force | to Apr 2045 |
| Addressable Projector for Dot Based Direct Time of Flight Depth Sensing | 1 in force | to Jan 2045 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D781,822 | Earbud Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D783,578 | Earbud In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D787,480 | Pair of Earbud Tips In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D800,841 | Wireless Game Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D802,055 | Wireless Game Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,121,823 | Light Emitting Diode Chip held by Oculus VR, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,381,513 | Enhanced Light Extraction held by Oculus VR, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,644,197 | Semiconductor Modification Process for Conductive and Modified Electrical Regions and Related Structures In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,707,191 | Colour Inorganic LED Display for Display Devices with a High Number of Pixel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,158,613 | Colour Inorganic LED Display for Display Devices with a High Number of Pixel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 97: 2,865 patents in force now held by others · 486 patents ended · 24 applications pending · 478 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.