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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 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 Jan 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Multi-Path Mitigation in Rangefinding and Tracking Objects Using Reduced Attenuation RF Technology
US 9,507,007
Cited by 361 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029.
Retail Proximity Marketing
US 10,360,593
Cited by 281 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Pilot Signals for Use in Multi-Sector Cells
US 9,544,860
Cited by 177 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028.
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.
- 74 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 143 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 645 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 718 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 726 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 877 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 701 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 572 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 627 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 638 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 628 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 663 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 215 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Nov 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: Ye, Feihu and 3 others to Qualcomm Incorporated Recorded Nov 12, 2026, executed May 13, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76737, frame 543.
- Nov 11Assignment recorded on 1 record: Li, Qiaoyu and 2 others to Qualcomm Incorporated Recorded Nov 11, 2026, executed Jun 26, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76721, frame 72.
- 1,217 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 216 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 29,288 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Methods and System for Reduced Attenuation in Tracking Objects Using RF Technology | 28 in force | to Jan 2029 |
| Driverless vehicle | 16 in force | to Dec 2035 |
| Trap Rich Layer for Semiconductor Devices | 13 in force | to Jul 2032 |
| Three Phase and Polarity Encoded Serial Interface | 12 in force | to Feb 2035 |
| Mask-Programmed Read Only Memory with Enhanced Security | 11 in force | to Jan 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,855,976 | Method and Apparatus for Reporting Cqi in a Wireless Communication System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,379,522 | Configurable Multi-Modulus Frequency Divider for Multi-Mode Mobile Communication Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,719,313 | Versatile and Compact Dc-Coupled CML Buffer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,983,480 | Multiplexing on the Reverse Link Feedbacks for Multiple Forward Link Frequencies In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,826,441 | Method and Apparatus for an Adaptive De-Jitter Buffer in a Wireless Communication System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,482,852 | Inductor-Less Local Oscillator Buffer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,861,211 | Mobile Handset with Update Agent Implemented in Hardware In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,877,744 | Method, Software and Apparatus for Activating Resident Applications In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,376,407 | System and Method for Dynamic Impedance Tuning to Minimize Return Loss In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,379,626 | Edge Adaptive Image Expansion and Enhancement System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 34,195: 399 patents in force now held by others · 13,823 patents ended · 10,867 applications pending · 8,605 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.
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.