64 patents currently held
322 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.
The next term ends in Feb 2028. from the record
Of the 322 now held by other companies, 126 name International Business Machines Corporation as their current owner, and 196 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2028
Next term end
41
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 May 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
CEP engine and method for processing CEP queries
US 10,255,238
Cited by 66 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
Systems And/Or Methods for Capability-Aware Dynamic Distributed Event Processing
US 9,633,087
Cited by 75 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Computer-Generated Icon
US D884,736
Cited by 24 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence
Cited by 71 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
now held by Sag 1, LLC
Also notable
Ends Jun 2038 · High confidence
Cited by 74 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
now held by International Business Machines Corporation
Also notable
Ends Apr 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 105 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Black Duck Software, Inc.
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.
- 2 fees due Feb 13 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 2 fees due Mar 1 to 5, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 1 fee due Jul 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Colorblind Accessibility Test for Corresponding Screen Displays (US 9,245,494) comes due Jul 26, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 26, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Second-Order Tuning of Spin Loops (US 9,262,233) comes due Aug 16, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 16, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 15 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 15
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 7 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 41 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Systems And/Or Methods for Prediction And/Or Root Cause Analysis of Events Based on Business Activity Monitoring Related Data | 12 in force | to Jun 2036 |
| Market Data-Driven Simulation of Order Book Mechanics | 6 in force | to Dec 2036 |
| Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Computer-Generated Icon | 5 in force | to Jun 2036 |
| System for Multi-Tagging Images | 3 in force | to Jun 2039 |
| Automated Construction and Deployment of Complex Event Processing Applications and Business Activity Monitoring Dashboards | 2 in force | to Jun 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,640,089 | Automated Construction and Deployment of Complex Event Processing Applications and Business Activity Monitoring Dashboards In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,945,434 | Non-Intrusive Event Capturing for Event Processing Analysis In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,009,234 | Complex Event Processing System Having Multiple Redundant Event Processing Engines In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,156,508 | Method for Runtime Execution of One or More Tasks Defined in a Workflow Process Language In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,140,454 | Systems And/Or Methods for Prediction And/Or Root Cause Analysis of Events Based on Business Activity Monitoring Related Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,656,350 | Event-Based Process Configuration In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,276,115 | Automated Construction and Deployment of Complex Event Processing Applications and Business Activity Monitoring Dashboards In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,296,734 | System and Method for Testing a Software Product In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,117,090 | System and Method for a Secure Data Collection System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,327,380 | Method and Interprocess Communication Driver for Managing Requests of a Database Client to a Database Server In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 64: 322 patents in force now held by others · 43 patents ended · 6 applications pending · 22 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.