5,406 patents currently held
1,008 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.
2,472 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Next term end
4,569
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 Sep 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2029 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2034 · High confidence
Gate-All-Around Nanowire MOSFET and Method of Formation
US 8,969,934
Cited by 321 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Generating Customized Marketing Messages for a Customer Using Dynamic Customer Behavior Data
US 8,812,355
Cited by 76 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Multi-Core Fiber Optical Coupling Elements
US 9,341,828
Cited by 37 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
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.
- 18 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 120 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 109 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 92 fees due Feb 4 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 70 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 107 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 69 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 90 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 91 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 94 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 109 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 79 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 54 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 39 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 164 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 4,569 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Gate-All-Around Nanowire MOSFET and Method of Formation | 8 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Method to Improve Reliability of Replacement Gate Device | 6 in force | to Nov 2032 |
| Systems and Methods for Managing Computing Systems Utilizing Augmented Reality | 6 in force | to Dec 2031 |
| Integrated Circuit Having Raised Source Drains Devices with Reduced Silicide Contact Resistance and Methods to Fabricate Same | 5 in force | to Feb 2033 |
| Bulk Substrates with a Self-Aligned Buried Polycrystalline Layer | 4 in force | to Mar 2038 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,354,836 | Technique for Forming a Strained Transistor by a Late Amorphization and Disposable Spacers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,603,522 | Blocking Aggressive Neighbors in a Cache Subsystem In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,714,616 | FinFET Having a Gate Structure in a Trench Feature in a Bent Fin In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,408,269 | Multi-Level Power Supply System for a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,468,296 | Thin Film Germanium Diode with Low Reverse Breakdown In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,381,635 | Method and Structure for Reduction of Soft Error Rates in Integrated Circuits In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,451,416 | Method and System for Designing an Electronic Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,563,670 | Method for Etching Single-Crystal Semiconductor Selective to Amorphous/Polycrystalline Semiconductor and Structure Formed by Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,964,865 | Strained Silicon on Relaxed Sige Film with Uniform Misfit Dislocation Density In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,465,644 | Isolation Region Bird's Beak Suppression In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5,406: 1,008 patents in force now held by others · 11,815 patents ended · 289 applications pending · 2,683 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.