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1,504 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
39 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.

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Recent changes

  • 23 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

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 8,059,663Gateway-Based System and Method for Tandem Free Operation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,437,176Method and System for Reducing Pilot Pollution by Systematically Adjusting Sector Power Allocations
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,436,785Method and System for Location Based Subject Matter Teleconferencing
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,689,223Method and System for Delaying Retransmission of Data Traffic to a Wireless Terminal
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,698,435Distributed Interactive Media System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,853,264Method and System for Wireless Backhaul Communication Between a Radio Access Network and a Remote Base Station
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,974,621Method and Apparatus for Transitioning Between Radio Link Protocols in a Packet-Based Real-Time Media Communication System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,664,534Communications System and Method Using Remote Antennas
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,458,510Authentication of Automated Vending Machines by Wireless Communications Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,568,202Method and System for Exchanging Data Between Portable Applications for Mobile Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,504: 39 patents in force now held by others · 519 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 321 ended at full term · 3 past the fee grace period. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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