ST Engineering Idirect, Inc.

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Previously recorded as VT Idirect, Inc. (to 2021)

Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

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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 Jan 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Highly integrated very small aperture terminal (VSAT) apparatus and method (US 9,083,429) comes due Jan 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 14, 2027, it lapses early.

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1 term has ended since Aug 16, 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.

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,720,063	Method apparatus and system for accelerated communication In force Term ends Jan 1, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 1, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,694,001	Configuration state management system, method and apparatus In force Term ends Oct 30, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 30, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 9,413,425	Highly integrated very small aperture terminal (VSAT) apparatus and method In force Term ends Sep 8, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 9,083,429	Highly integrated very small aperture terminal (VSAT) apparatus and method In force Term ends Apr 17, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 17, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,379,563	Highly integrated very small aperture terminal (VSAT) apparatus and method In force Term ends Aug 25, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 25, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,259,874	Apparatus and method for optimization of carrier recovery in a receiver of a communication system In force Term ends Feb 24, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 24, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,831,598	Method and apparatus for satellite communication In force Term ends Jun 8, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 8, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,026,042	Method and apparatus for satellite communication with baseband switching over an IP network In force Term ends Nov 11, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 11, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,909,220	Method and apparatus for global bandwidth management In force Term ends Apr 4, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 4, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,544,079	Time Synchronization in a Satellite Network In force Term ends Apr 22, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 22, 2035	High confidence

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