98 patents currently held
443 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 Jan 2027. from the record
Of the 443 now held by other companies, 163 name International Business Machines Corporation as their current owner, and 280 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
51
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 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 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 May 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2032 · High confidence
Protecting Data in Insecure Cloud Storage
US 9,390,281
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 156 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Method and Appartus for Determining a Valid Sequence of Touch Events on a Touch Sensitive Device
US 9,524,042
Cited by 34 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 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Nested Zoom in Windows on a Touch Sensitive Device
US 10,025,477
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 7 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Google LLC
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 133 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 2027.
now held by Red Hat, Inc.
Also notable
Ends May 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 129 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by International Business Machines Corporation
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.
- 4 fees due Dec 4 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 2 fees due Jan 9 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 3 fees due Feb 6 to 13, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 5 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Protecting Data in Insecure Cloud Storage (US 10,445,517) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due May 5 to 19, 2027 · next May 5
- 2 fees due Jun 15 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 15
- 4 fees due Jul 12 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 12
- 1 fee due Aug 9, 2027The maintenance fee for Nested Zoom in Windows on a Touch Sensitive Device (US 9,256,917) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Mobile Device Transport Parking Notification and Movement Tracking (US 10,593,209) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Oct 7 to 12, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 31 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 51 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Nested Zoom in Windows on a Touch Sensitive Device | 7 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Method and Appartus for Determining a Valid Sequence of Touch Events on a Touch Sensitive Device | 6 in force | to Jan 2032 |
| Method and Apparatus of Providing Emergency Communication Services | 5 in force | to Jul 2031 |
| Ivr Engagements and Upfront Background Noise | 4 in force | to Mar 2034 |
| Navigation Application Providing Supplemental Navigation Information | 3 in force | to Jun 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12,530,182 | Workstation Uptime, Maintenance, and Reboot Service In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,999,343 | Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Providing Web-Based Multimedia to a Mobile Phone In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,063,610 | Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Providing Web-Based Multimedia to a Mobile Phone In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,616,821 | System and Method for Streaming Application Isolation In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,235,645 | Systems and Methods for Managing the Execution of Processing Jobs In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,996,388 | Systems and Methods for Managing the Execution of Processing Jobs In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,191,981 | Method and Apparatus of Providing Emergency Communication Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,642,176 | Method and Apparatus of Providing Emergency Communication Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,103,930 | Method and Apparatus of Providing Emergency Communication Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,666,492 | Method and Apparatus of Providing Emergency Communication Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 98: 443 patents in force now held by others · 888 patents ended · 2 applications pending · 82 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.