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Sonos, Inc.

First filing 2004
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1,881 patents currently held

2 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.
5 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days 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
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Multimedia Players in a Multi-Zone System US 7,571,014
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 2,011 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence Also notable
Playback Device Pairing US 11,265,652
Cited by 127 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Ends Jan 2031 · Medium confidence Also notable
Playback Queue Control Transition US 10,715,973
Cited by 166 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Ends May 2035 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 577 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Controlling and grouping in a multi-zone media system35 in forceto Jan 2031
Sound Field Calibration Using Listener Localization23 in forceto Apr 2032
Private Queue Indicator12 in forceto May 2036
Systems and Methods for Networked Music Playback12 in forceto Dec 2031
Playback Device Configuration Based on Proximity Detection10 in forceto Sep 2034

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US D672,748Playback Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,020,023Systems and Methods for Synchronizing Operations Among a Plurality of Independently Clocked Digital Data Processing Devices Without a Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,571,014Method and Apparatus for Controlling Multimedia Players in a Multi-Zone System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,625,221Synchronizing Playback by Media Playback Devices
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 9,520,850Power Supplies
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D684,948Playback Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D685,392Playback Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,268,352Method and apparatus for managing a playlist by metadata
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,710,941Method and Device for the Synchronised Restitution of Data Flows
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,157,034Clock Rate Adjustment in a Multi-Zone System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,881: 2 patents in force now held by others · 294 patents ended · 420 applications pending · 51 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.
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