275 patents currently held
1,552 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.
14 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
Of the 1,552 now held by other companies, 1,102 name Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. as their current owner, and 450 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
253
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
264
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Oct 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2028 · High confidence
Image Generation Apparatus and Image Generation Method
US 10,133,073
Cited by 123 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034.
Display Screen with Transitional Graphical User Interface
US D797,752
Cited by 36 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Mobile Phone Game Interface
US 8,641,531
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 5 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 417 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Also notable
Ends Sep 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 290 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 2030.
now held by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 202 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Sony Interactive Entertainment 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.
- 1 fee due Dec 16, 2026The maintenance fee for Power Consumption Reduction in a Multiprocessor System (US 9,058,164) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 19, 2027The maintenance fee for 3-D Rendering for a Rotated Viewer (US 9,241,155) comes due Jul 19, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 19, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Virtual Reality Enhanced Through Browser Connections (US 10,599,707) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 36 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 264 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Animated Graphical User Interface for a Portable Information Terminal | 4 in force | to Dec 2029 |
| Image Generation Apparatus and Image Generation Method | 3 in force | to Nov 2034 |
| Information Processing Unit, Power-Saving Management Program, and Storage Medium Stored with the Power-Saving Management Program | 2 in force | to Mar 2031 |
| Disk Apparatus and Driving Control Section | 2 in force | to Mar 2030 |
| Information Processing Apparatus Enabling an Efficient Parallel Processing | 2 in force | to Dec 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D671,119 | Keyboard In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,760,205 | Information Processing Apparatus for Efficient Image Processing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,319 | Case for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,543 | Cradle for Portable Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,505,457 | Method and Apparatus for Providing an Interconnection Network Function In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,507,894 | Sound Data Encoding Apparatus and Sound Data Decoding Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,683,479 | Semiconductor Package Involving a Rotary Lock That Connects a Package Substrate and a Separate Component In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,496,752 | System and Method for Controlling Communication Using Device Id In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,949,376 | Advanced Power Saving in Communication Terminal, Communication System and Power Control Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,663,634 | Drawing Processing Apparatus and Drawing Processing Method for Multipass Rendering In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 275: 1,552 patents in force now held by others · 969 patents ended · 5 applications pending · 483 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.