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49 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Jan 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Determining Downlink Data Mode (US 11,711,118) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for User Equipment Configured for Increased Data Rate (US 11,742,911) comes due Feb 28, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 30, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Apr 1 to 3, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Reference Signal for Wireless Communications (US 11,831,480) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rate Selection in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Communication Systems (US 11,877,311) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,121,605Resource Allocation to Terrestrial and Satellite Services
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,711,320Satellite Communication System for Communicating Packet Data Messages
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,630,682Satellite Communication System Employing a Combination of Time Slots and Orthogonal Codes
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,463,178Handover Between Atc and Satellite Component of an Integrated Mss/Atc System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,792,487Satellite Communication System for Communicating Packet Data Messages
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,995,989Method and apparatus providing suppression of system access by use of confidence polygons, volumes and surfaces in a mobile satellite system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,106,820Personal Locator and Locating Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,179,832System and Method for Providing an Improved Terrestrial Subsystem for Use in Mobile Satellite Systems
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,498,238Satellite communication system employing a combination of time division multiplexing and non-orthogonal pseudorandom noise codes and time slots
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,060,082Ancillary Terrestrial Component Services Using Multiple Frequency Bands
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 49: 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 100 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

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