64 patents currently held
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.
The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2027
Next term end
22
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2034 · High confidence
Mobile Multifactor Single-Sign-On Authentication
US 8,769,651
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 932 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Security Device Provisioning
US 8,510,816
Cited by 291 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
Authentication Policy Orchestration for a User Device
US 9,426,183
Cited by 50 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
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 Feb 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System For Consumer Based Access Control For Identity Information (US 10,387,980) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Identity-Based Certificate Management (US 10,439,826) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System For Identity Verification and Authorization of Request By Checking Against An Active User Directory of Identity Service Entities Selected By An Identity Information Owner (US 11,838,762) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 2 fees due Aug 18 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 18
- 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Single Sign on with Multiple Authentication Factors (US 9,288,195) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Security Device Provisioning (US 9,338,155) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 22 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Authentication Policy Orchestration for a User Device | 5 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| System and Method for Secure Touchless Authentication of User Identity | 4 in force | to Aug 2040 |
| System and Method of Biobehavioral Derived Credentials Identification | 4 in force | to Feb 2040 |
| Dynamic Authorization With Adaptive Levels Of Assurance | 4 in force | to Apr 2036 |
| Single Sign on with Multiple Authentication Factors | 4 in force | to Nov 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,700,901 | Facilitating Secure Online Transactions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,294,288 | Facilitating Secure Online Transactions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,900,163 | Facilitating Secure Online Transactions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,468,340 | Configuring a Valid Duration Period for a Digital Certificate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,812,838 | Configuring a Valid Duration Period for a Digital Certificate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,124,576 | Configuring a Valid Duration Period for a Digital Certificate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,882,728 | Identity-Based Certificate Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,439,826 | Identity-Based Certificate Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,473,310 | Identity-Based Certificate Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,327,142 | System and Method for Facilitating Secure Online Transactions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 64: 1 application pending · 6 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.