17 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Jan 2027

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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

Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same US 7,715,877

Cited by 49 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

Ends no later than Jan 2028 · Medium confidence Also notable

Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Signals, and Method and Apparatus for Receiving the Signals US 8,054,739

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 51 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Jan 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same US 7,715,876

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.

Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same (2005)	5 in force	to Jan 2028
Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same (2005)	3 in force	to Sep 2027
Radio Apparatus Which Communicates with Other Radio Apparatuses and Communication System	1 in force	to Sep 2030
Radio Apparatus (2006)	1 in force	to Jan 2029
Radio Apparatus (2006)	1 in force	to Jun 2028

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,715,879	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Ends no later than Jan 4, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 4, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,054,739	Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Signals, and Method and Apparatus for Receiving the Signals In force Term ends Jan 7, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2027	High confidence
US 7,715,878	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Ends no later than Jan 30, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 30, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,715,880	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Ends no later than Feb 3, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Feb 3, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,121,647	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Term ends May 11, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends May 11, 2027	Medium confidence
US 9,331,813	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Term ends May 11, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 11, 2027	High confidence
US 7,738,924	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Ends no later than Jul 15, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jul 15, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,715,876	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Term ends Sep 21, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2027	High confidence
US 7,634,026	Receiving Method and Receiving Apparatus In force Term ends Oct 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 4, 2027	High confidence
US 7,715,877	Transmitting and Receiving Method, and Radio Apparatus Utilizing the Same In force Ends no later than Jan 21, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 21, 2028	Medium confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 88 patents ended · 5 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.

15 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed

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