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Spatial Digital Systems, Inc.

95 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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 14, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Digital enveloping for digital right management and re-broadcasting (US 10,289,856) comes due Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Dec 11 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 11
  • 2 fees due Jan 23 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 23
  • 1 fee due Mar 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Multibeam VSAT for cluster of slightly inclined GSO satellites (US 11,770,181) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Wavefront muxing and demuxing for cloud data storage and transport (US 11,782,945) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due May 19 to 28, 2027 · next May 19
  • 3 fees due Jun 3 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 3
  • 3 fees due Jul 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 5
  • 4 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Receive only smart ground-terminal antenna for geostationary satellites in slightly inclined orbits (US 9,287,961) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Composite data transport and storage via wavefront multiplexing (US 10,637,605) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,490,892Satellite ground terminal incorporating a smart antenna that rejects interference
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,786,933Digital beam-forming apparatus and technique for a multi-beam global positioning system (GPS) receiver
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,609,198Apparatus and method for radar imaging by measuring spatial frequency components
In force (reinstated)
 · From the USPTO record
In force (reinstated)From the USPTO record
US 9,647,347Method and apparatus for channel bonding using multiple-beam antennas
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,142,855Channel bonding using K-muxing and multiple-beam antenna
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,917,719Apparatus and Method for Remote Beam Forming for DBS Satellites
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,834,807Retro-directive ground-terminal antenna for communication with geostationary satellites in slightly inclined orbits
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,817,694Apparatus and Method for Remote Beam Forming for DBS Satellites
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
US 10,149,298Dynamic Power Allocations for Direct Broadcasting Satellite (DBS) Channels via Wavefront Multiplexing
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 8,547,897Coherent Power Combining for Signals Through Multiple Satellite Communications Channels
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium 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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