28 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 Sep 2029. from the record
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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 Feb 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2036 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2029 · High confidence
Compact millimeter-wave radio systems and methods
US 9,774,076
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 81 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
Systems and methods for communicating through a glass window barrier
US 10,425,159
Cited by 33 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
Laminate Structures Having a Hole Surrounding a Probe for Propagating Millimeter Waves
US 9,270,005
Cited by 28 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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 May 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Vibration Amelioration in a Millimeter-Wave Communication Network (US 9,196,950) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Fail-safe communication systems and methods (US 9,203,691) comes due Jun 1, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027The maintenance fee for Laminate Structures Having a Hole Surrounding a Probe for Propagating Millimeter Waves (US 9,270,005) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 13 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Interfacing Between an Integrated Circuit and a Waveguide Through a Cavity Located in a Soft Laminate | 8 in force | to Oct 2031 |
| Embedded Millimeter-Wave Components | 4 in force | to Aug 2036 |
| Millimeter-Wave System with Beam Direction by Switching Sources | 4 in force | to May 2035 |
| Protection Switching in Radio Networks | 2 in force | to Jun 2034 |
| Compact millimeter-wave radio systems and methods | 2 in force | to Feb 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,912,858 | Interfacing Between an Integrated Circuit and a Waveguide Through a Cavity Located in a Soft Laminate In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,270,005 | Laminate Structures Having a Hole Surrounding a Probe for Propagating Millimeter Waves In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,496,593 | Enhancing operation of laminate waveguide structures using an electrically conductive fence In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,487,813 | Antenna Alignment Method and Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,964,883 | Distributing Clock Associated with a Wired Data Connection Over Wireless Interfaces Using Frequency Correction at the Transmitter Side In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,027,508 | Extended ring-like communication architecture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,311,171 | Distributing Clock Associated with a Wired Communication Channel Over Wireless Interfaces by Sending a Clock Correction Message to the Receiving Side In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,912,859 | A transition between a laminated PCB and a waveguide including a lamina with a printed conductive surface functioning as a waveguide-backshort In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,912,860 | Millimeter-wave bare IC mounted within a laminated PCB and usable in a waveguide transition In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,914,968 | Methods for Constructing a Transition Between a Laminated PCB and a Waveguide Including Forming a Cavity Within the Laminated PCB for Receiving a Bare Die In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 28: 11 patents ended · 3 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.