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Nightwing Group, LLC

First filing 2003
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61 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Mar 2027. from the record

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Mar 2027
Next term end
48
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 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 Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and Method for Fuzzing Test Orchestration Using Reinforcement Learning (US 11,734,161) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 12 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 12
  • 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automatic Algorithm Discovery Using Reverse Dataflow Analysis (US 9,208,307) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System Memory Context Determination for Integrity Monitoring and Related Techniques (US 11,886,350) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automated Internet Threat Detection and Mitigation System and Associated Methods (US 9,258,321) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and Method for Hypervisor Breakpoints (US 9,292,417) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatuses for Monitoring Activities of Virtual Machines (US 9,311,248) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

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

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 48 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,924,153Mobile Asset Tracking Unit, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,144,008Mobile Asset Tracking Unit, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,680,988Mobile Asset Tracking Unit, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,099,235Mobile Unit and System Having Integrated Mapping, Communications and Tracking
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,700,313Mobile Unit and System Having Integrated Mapping, Communications and Tracking
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,584,808Centralizer-Based Survey and Navigation Device and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,636,448Drilling Apparatus, Method, and System
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,814,822Device and Method for Controlled Breaching of Reinforced Concrete
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,843,335Mobile Asset Tracking Unit, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,970,534Mobile Unit and System Having Integrated Mapping, Communications and Tracking
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 61: 4 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 1 application 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.
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