7 patents currently held
385 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 2031. from the record
Of the 385 now held by other companies, 317 name Thales DIS France SAS as their current owner, and 68 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Oct 2031
Next term end
7
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
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2035 · High confidence
UICCs EMBEDDED IN TERMINALS OR REMOVABLE THEREFROM
US 9,817,993
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 19 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
Security Element and Identification Document
US 10,245,876
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
Method for Producing a Security Element
US 10,315,454
The newest of the three, granted 2019. It anchors the portfolio to 2035, later than anything else here.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 250 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Thales DIS France SAS
Also notable
Ends Jan 2028 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Thales DIS France SAS
Also notable
Ends Feb 2035 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Thales DIS France SAS
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 Dec 11, 2026The maintenance fee for Method for Producing a Security Element (US 10,315,454) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027The maintenance fee for System, Method and Personalizable Portable Device in Which Application Code Libraries Are Distributed in a Compressed Form (US 10,509,636) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Enhancing the Security of a Transaction (US 11,880,832) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 7 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and System for Enhancing the Security of a Transaction | 1 in force | to Dec 2036 |
| System, Method and Personalizable Portable Device in Which Application Code Libraries Are Distributed in a Compressed Form | 1 in force | to Sep 2036 |
| Method for Producing a Security Element | 1 in force | to Nov 2035 |
| Security Element and Identification Document | 1 in force | to Aug 2035 |
| Non Alterable Structure Including Cryptographic Material | 1 in force | to Dec 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 7 of 7
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,578,452 | Method for Securely Creating a New User Identity Within an Existing Cloud Account in a Cloud Computing System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,817,993 | UICCs EMBEDDED IN TERMINALS OR REMOVABLE THEREFROM In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,680,638 | Non Alterable Structure Including Cryptographic Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,245,876 | Security Element and Identification Document held by Thales DIS France SAS In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,315,454 | Method for Producing a Security Element held by Thales DIS France SAS In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,509,636 | System, Method and Personalizable Portable Device in Which Application Code Libraries Are Distributed in a Compressed Form held by Gemalto S.A. and Multos Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,880,832 | Method and System for Enhancing the Security of a Transaction In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 7: 385 patents in force now held by others · 342 patents ended · 166 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.