Orbcomm Inc.

31 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

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Mar 2028

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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 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Distributed EAP-TLS authentication for wireless networks with concealed user identities (US 11,751,049) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for System, method and apparatus for determining the status of coupled assets during transport (US 11,774,603) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,284,066	Container Power Sensing System and Method In force Term ends Mar 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2028	High confidence
US 7,911,330	Tractor-Trailer Coupling Detection In force Term ends Mar 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 24, 2028	High confidence
US 8,704,650	Tractor-Trailer Coupling Detection In force Term ends Mar 24, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 24, 2028	High confidence
US 8,227,713	Railcar Weighing System In force Term ends Apr 4, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 4, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,849,723	Identification and Association of Refrigerated Containers with Dispatch Orders In force Term ends Jul 15, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 15, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,969,745	Railcar Weighing System with Offset Sensor In force Term ends Feb 8, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 8, 2029	Medium confidence
US 7,809,370	Space Based Monitoring of Global Maritime Shipping Using Automatic Identification System In force Term ends Feb 19, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 19, 2029	High confidence
US 7,812,733	Container Power Sensing System and Method In force Term ends Apr 1, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 1, 2029	High confidence
US 8,374,824	Wireless Data Transmission of a Refrigerated Container Unit In force Term ends Mar 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 16, 2031	High confidence
US 8,390,464	Integrating Refrigerated Transport Operations and Logistics by Creating Operational States via Wireless Communications In force Term ends Jun 20, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 20, 2031	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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