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260 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
6 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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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.
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  • 9 fees due Nov 5 to 14, 2027 · next Nov 5

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,175,511Techniques for intelligent network-based teaching
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,503,835Web-Based Tool for Collaborative, Social Learning
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,281,866Web-Based Tool for Collaborative, Social Learning
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,887,046Whiteboard presentation of interactive and expandable modular content
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,612,469Network-accessible collaborative annotation tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,960,825Network-accessible collaborative annotation tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,223,342Network-accessible collaborative annotation tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,659,563System and method for sharing region specific pronunciations of phrases
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,805,673System and method for sharing region specific pronunciations of phrases
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,984,650Privacy Server for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 260: 6 patents in force now held by others · 27 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 25 ended at full term. 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.

7 pending · 11 abandoned · 82 no status recorded

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