671 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
532
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 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2030 · High confidence
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US 8,725,168
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 477 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
System and method for automatic transfer of data from one device to another
US 9,009,265
Cited by 79 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
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US 8,150,844
Cited by 242 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
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.
- 9 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 3 fees due Dec 2 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 9 fees due Jan 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 6 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 5 fees due Mar 5 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 9 fees due Apr 3 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 3
- 8 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
- 6 fees due Jun 12 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 12
- 15 fees due Jul 2 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 10 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 8 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 9 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 2 fees due Nov 7, 2027
Recent changes
- 53 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 532 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Subregion Transformation for Label Decoding by an Automated Checkout System | 4 in force | to Sep 2043 |
| Image-Based Barcode Decoding | 4 in force | to Mar 2042 |
| Cognitive Geofence Updates | 4 in force | to Jan 2038 |
| Real-Time Product Selection Guidance for Conditional Sales | 4 in force | to Jul 2037 |
| Vehicle Electronic Receptionist for Communications Management | 4 in force | to Jun 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,480,414 | Method and Apparatus for Object Normalization Using Object Classification In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,698,392 | Method and System for Establishing a User-Friendly Data Transfer Service Application Executing Within a Heterogeneous Distributed Service Application Execution Environment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,365,173 | Method and Apparatus for On-Demand Resource Allocation and Job Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,543,182 | Automated Failover System for Logical Partitions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,460,452 | Pixel Cluster Transit Monitoring for Detecting Click Fraud In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,413,159 | Classifying Workload for a Service In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,678,893 | Secure Caching Technique for Shared Distributed Caches In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,667,552 | Real-Time Sla Impact Analysis In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,015,253 | System and Method for Controlling Inter-Device Media Exchanges In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,619,525 | Method and System for Providing Security Using RFID Tagged Items Exiting or Entering a Retail Establishment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 671: 1 patent in force now held by others · 133 patents ended · 372 applications pending · 67 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.