Sierra Wireless, Inc.

32 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

78 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.

Recorded as renamed to Sierra Wireless, ULC (2023)

Ending by 2030

May 2027

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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 Nov 26, 2026
The maintenance fee for System and Method for Using Alarm System Zones for Remote Objects (US 9,041,527) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Dec 16, 2026
The maintenance fee for Methods and Apparatus for Information Organization and Exchange (US 9,058,368) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Feb 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Satellite Based Tracking and Data Device with Multi-Function Radio Frequency Interface (US 9,119,013) comes due Feb 25, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 25, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 29, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Device for Controlling the Access of Equipment for a Network of the Machine-To-Machine Type to the Resources of a Cellular Telephony Network (US 9,148,746) comes due Mar 29, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 29, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 6, 2027
The maintenance fee for Alarm Sensor Supporting Long-Range Wireless Communication (US 9,153,124) comes due Apr 6, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 6, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due May 3 to 10, 2027 · next May 3
1 fee due Jun 8, 2027
The maintenance fee for Using Statistical Analysis to Infer an Accurate GPS Location for Use in Tracking Devices (US 9,207,331) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

2 terms have ended 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,041,383	Digital Upgrade System and Method In force Term ends May 17, 2027 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends May 17, 2027	Low confidence
US 8,543,097	Service Escrowed Transportable Wireless Event Reporting System In force Term ends Feb 6, 2028 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 6, 2028	Low confidence
US 8,855,716	Service Escrowed Transportable Wireless Event Reporting System In force Term ends Feb 6, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 6, 2028	High confidence
US 8,301,170	Method of Locating a Radiocommunication Device, Corresponding Computer Program Product, Storage Means and Radiocommunication Module In force Term ends Jun 16, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 16, 2029	High confidence
US 8,054,778	Lan / Wwan Gateway Carrier Customization In force Term ends Dec 30, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 30, 2029	High confidence
US 8,611,376	Radio Data Transmission Method Employing Several Different Pilot Patterns, Corresponding Base Station, Mobile, System and Reception Method In force Term ends Jan 22, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2030	High confidence
US 8,289,847	Methods for Transmitting and Managing Voice Frames, Computer Program Product, Means of Storage and Corresponding Devices In force Term ends Dec 16, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 16, 2030	High confidence
US 8,121,071	Gateway Network Multiplexing In force Ends no later than Dec 22, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Dec 22, 2030	Medium confidence
US 8,265,605	Service Escrowed Transportable Wireless Event Reporting System In force Term ends Apr 10, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 10, 2031	High confidence
US 8,819,070	Methods and Apparatus for Information Organization and Exchange In force Term ends Apr 12, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 12, 2031	High confidence

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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.

3 pending · 7 abandoned · 39 no status recorded

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