156 patents currently held
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 Jun 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jun 2027
Next term end
83
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 Jun 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence
System for Providing High Speed Communications Service in an Airborne Wireless Cellular Network
US 8,914,022
Cited by 90 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Vehicle Data Distribution System and Method
US 10,382,555
Cited by 44 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Multiple Antenna System and Method for Mobile Platforms
US 9,553,657
Cited by 39 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
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 27, 2026The maintenance fee for Passenger Location Platform (US 11,689,886) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Jan 21 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 21
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- 3 fees due Aug 9 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 9
- 2 fees due Sep 15 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 15
- 6 fees due Oct 14 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 14
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 83 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Multiple Antenna System and Method for Mobile Platforms | 6 in force | to Jan 2035 |
| Multi-Constellation Satellite Terminal | 5 in force | to Feb 2039 |
| Multi-Carrier Power Pooling | 5 in force | to Mar 2037 |
| Multiple Modem Communication System and Method for a Mobile Platform | 5 in force | to Oct 2034 |
| Mesh Network Based Automated Upload of Content to Aircraft | 5 in force | to Aug 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,640,016 | Air-To-Ground Cellular Network for Deck-To-Deck Call Coverage In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,920,860 | System for Managing the Multiple Air-To-Ground Communications Links Originating from Each Aircraft in an Air-To-Ground Cellular Communication Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,200,111 | System for Managing Mobile Internet Protocol Addresses in an Airborne Wireless Cellular Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,813,144 | System for Managing Mobile Internet Protocol Addresses in an Airborne Wireless Cellular Network In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,145,208 | Air-To-Ground Cellular Communication Network Terrestrial Base Station Having Multi-Dimensional Sectors with Alternating Radio Frequency Polarizations In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,447,292 | Multi-link aircraft cellular system for simultaneous communication with multiple terrestrial cell sites In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,457,627 | Traffic Scheduling System for Wireless Communications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,914,022 | System for Providing High Speed Communications Service in an Airborne Wireless Cellular Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,287,999 | Mesh Network Based Automated Upload of Content to Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,512,118 | Mesh Network Based Automated Upload of Content to Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 156: 15 patents ended · 26 applications pending · 1 application 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.