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Microsoft Technology, LLC

11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
15 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Mar 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Split Brain Protection in Computer Clusters (US 9,146,705) comes due Mar 29, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Optimized Font Subsetting for a Print Path (US 9,159,003) comes due Apr 13, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Multi-Touch Object Inertia Simulation (US 10,503,395) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Distributed Data Query Under Data Flow Limitations (US 11,928,120) comes due Sep 12, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 13, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,503,395Multi-Touch Object Inertia Simulation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,159,003Optimized Font Subsetting for a Print Path
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,841,980Extensible and Application-Adaptable Toolbar for Web Services
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D780,758Keyboard
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,015,283Roaming Profiles and Application Compatibility in Multi-User Systems
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,991,473Metal Alloy Injection Molding Protrusions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,146,705Split Brain Protection in Computer Clusters
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,375,880Rapid Prototyping Apparatus with Page-Width Array Printing Module
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,678,449Increasing Flash Memory Retention Time Using Waste Heat
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,347,756Deep Command Search Within and Across Applications
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 11: 15 patents in force now held by others · 4 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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