13 patents currently held
45 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 Sep 2031. from the record
Of the 45 now held by other companies, 44 name Akamai Technologies Inc. as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Sep 2031
Next term end
9
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 Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2034 · High confidence
Identifying Correlated Components of Dynamic Content
US 10,042,948
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Efficient Processing of Purge Requests in Content Delivery Network
US 10,313,473
Cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Modifying Web Content at a Client
US 9,641,591
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Aug 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 51 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Nov 2033 · Medium confidence
Cited by 40 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 2033.
now held by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Akamai Technologies, Inc.
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 4, 2026The maintenance fee for Efficient Processing of Purge Requests in Content Delivery Network (US 10,313,473) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Placeholders for Dynamic Components in HTML Streaming (US 10,382,520) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Smart Packaging for Mobile Applications (US 9,210,101) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Application Acceleration (US 9,294,581) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Smart Packaging for Mobile Applications | 3 in force | to Feb 2032 |
| Provisional Execution of Dynamic Content Component | 2 in force | to Mar 2033 |
| Application Acceleration | 2 in force | to Sep 2031 |
| Placeholders for Dynamic Components in HTML Streaming | 1 in force | to Dec 2035 |
| Modifying Web Content at a Client | 1 in force | to Nov 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,294,581 | Application Acceleration In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,438,664 | Application Acceleration In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,210,101 | Smart Packaging for Mobile Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,407,723 | Smart Packaging for Mobile Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,648,136 | Smart Packaging for Mobile Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,450,803 | Efficient Delivery of Content by Virtualization of Dynamic Interaction with the Document Object Model In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,645,984 | Efficient Delivery of Content by Virtualization of Static Interaction with the Document Object Model In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,042,948 | Identifying Correlated Components of Dynamic Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,091,289 | Provisional Execution of Dynamic Content Component In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,210,145 | Partial Website Optimization for a Web Publisher In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 13: 45 patents in force now held by others · 4 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.