0 patents currently held, every record listed here
8 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.
This portfolio holds none of the 8 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 8 now held by other companies, 8 name Zebra Technologies Corporation as their current owner. Each row says so.
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US 8,193,913
Communication and Distance Measurement in an Addressed Wide Band RFID System
Sep 18, 2027
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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 44 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Zebra Technologies Corporation
Also notable
Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.
now held by Zebra Technologies Corporation
Also notable
Ends May 2032 · High confidence
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Zebra Technologies Corporation
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 8 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 1 application 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.