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37 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

16 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.

Ending by 2030

Dec 2026

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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 Security system and methods for identification of in-vehicle attack originator (US 11,748,474) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 5 to 19, 2027 · next Jun 5
1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Means and methods for regulating can communication (US 10,530,605) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 4, 2027
2 fees due Oct 16, 2027

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 7,676,479	Method and System for Updating Versions of Content Stored in a Storage Device In force Term ends Dec 1, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 1, 2026	High confidence
US 7,860,834	Method and System for Updating Versions of Content Stored in a Storage Device In force Term ends May 11, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 11, 2027	High confidence
US 8,578,359	Method and Apparatus for Reliable In-Place Update In force Term ends Jul 14, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 14, 2028	High confidence
US 8,453,138	Method and Apparatus for Generating an Update Package In force Term ends Jun 7, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 7, 2029	High confidence
US 9,043,680	Method and System for In-Place Updating Content Stored in a Storage Device In force Term ends Aug 29, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 29, 2030	Medium confidence
US 8,176,009	Performing a pre-update on a non volatile memory In force Term ends Sep 28, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 28, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,561,049	Method and System for Updating Content Stored in a Storage Device In force Term ends Oct 22, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2030	High confidence
US 8,418,167	Methods and Systems for Updating Content Including a Compressed Version In force Term ends Feb 25, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 25, 2031	High confidence
US 8,689,207	Performing an in-place update of an operating storage device In force Term ends Jan 10, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,689,209	Updating content without using a mini operating system In force Term ends Dec 26, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 26, 2032	From the USPTO record

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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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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.

9 pending · 1 abandoned

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