Gateway, Inc.

13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Dec 2026

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Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 14, 2027.

Recent changes

5 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,634,817	Diagnostic Authentication Codes In force Term ends Dec 14, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 14, 2026	High confidence
US 7,515,706	Headset with Retractable Cord for Portable Devices with Automatic Switching Capability In force Term ends Jul 19, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 19, 2027	High confidence
US 7,580,080	Automatic Launch of Picture-In-Picture During Commercials In force Term ends Nov 23, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 23, 2027	High confidence
US 7,791,873	Storage Component of a Server Arrangement with a Plurality of Hard Disk Drives In force Term ends Jan 10, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2028	High confidence
US 7,646,977	Depth of Field Bracketing In force Term ends Feb 2, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 2, 2028	High confidence
US 7,801,476	Software Signal Receiver In force Term ends Apr 28, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 28, 2028	High confidence
US 7,783,785	Method and apparatus for BIOS determination of network information and diagnostics In force Term ends Jun 10, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 10, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,793,319	System and Method for Improved Channel Surfing In force Term ends Sep 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 20, 2028	High confidence
US 8,108,695	System for Minimizing the Power Consumption of a Device in a Power Down Mode In force Term ends Sep 9, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 9, 2030	High confidence
US 8,325,485	Removable System Management Information Display In force Term ends Oct 4, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 4, 2031	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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Published applications

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