760 patents currently held
245 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.
13 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
Of the 245 now held by other companies, 237 name Sandpiper CDN LLC as their current owner, and 8 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
73
Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
321
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 Oct 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2040 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Dynamic Firewall Policy Configuration
US 10,462,104
Cited by 173 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Systems and Methods for Network Routing in a Multiple Backbone Network Architecture
US 8,064,467
Cited by 254 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Systems and Methods for Communications Node Upgrade and Selection
US 11,445,385
Cited by 16 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Cited by 83 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
now held by Sandpiper CDN, LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 217 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Sandpiper CDN, LLC
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.
- 11 fees due Dec 6 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 21 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 15 fees due Feb 4 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 14 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 13 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 17 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 16 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 11 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 14 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 16 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 11 fees due Oct 9 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 9
- 3 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 10 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 321 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Central Conferencing Routing Server | 16 in force | to Jul 2033 |
| Systems and Methods for Communications Node Upgrade and Selection | 14 in force | to Oct 2040 |
| Dynamic Optical Switching in a Telecommunications Network | 9 in force | to Feb 2040 |
| External Injection of Cloud Based Network Functions into Network Services | 8 in force | to Feb 2034 |
| Event Driven Route Control | 7 in force | to Sep 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,085,689 | Network Configuration Optimization In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,823,878 | Broadcast Method and System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,813,335 | Internet Protocol Trunk Groups In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,520,667 | Internet Protocol Trunk Groups In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,560,362 | Systems and Methods for Managing Business Processes in an Enterprise In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,864,710 | System and Method for Routing Signaling Messages in a Communication Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,734,019 | Systems and Methods for Third Party Emergency Call Termination In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,752,297 | Systems and Methods for Flow Signature Formation and Use In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,519,074 | Voice Call Coordinator In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,842,817 | Functionalities for Local Number Portability in a Telecommunications Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 760: 245 patents in force now held by others · 244 patents ended · 96 applications pending · 171 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.