243 patents currently held
1,909 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.
11 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 1,909 now held by other companies, 1,892 name Oracle America Inc. as their current owner, and 17 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
120
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
201
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 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
Ends Oct 2027 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Jul 2028 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Abort Prioritization in a Trace-Based Processor
US 7,870,369
Cited by 73 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Power Conservation via DRAM Access
US 7,899,990
Cited by 83 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Virtual Core Management
US 7,802,073
Cited by 86 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Apr 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 182 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Oracle America, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Aug 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 87 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Oracle America, 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.
- 5 fees due Dec 2 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 4 fees due Jan 7 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 7
- 3 fees due Feb 4 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 6 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 3 fees due Apr 6 to 20, 2027 · next Apr 6
- 7 fees due May 10 to 17, 2027 · next May 10
- 6 fees due Jun 1 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 2 fees due Jul 5, 2027
- 2 fees due Aug 16 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 16
- 7 fees due Sep 1 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Apparatus and Method for Implementing Instruction Support for the Camellia Cipher Algorithm (US 9,317,286) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Microprocessor Including a Display Interface in the Microprocessor (US 9,336,752) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 120 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 201 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Trace Cache for Efficient Self-Modifying Code Processing | 25 in force | to Oct 2028 |
| Small and Power-Efficient Cache That Can Provide Data for Background DMA Devices While the Processor Is in a Low-Power State | 8 in force | to Nov 2028 |
| Virtual Core Management | 6 in force | to Dec 2029 |
| Memory Device with Split Power Switch | 3 in force | to Sep 2028 |
| Low-Contention Update Buffer Queuing For Large Systems | 2 in force | to Sep 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,681,019 | Executing Functions Determined via a Collection of Operations from Translated Instructions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,412,570 | Small and Power-Efficient Cache That Can Provide Data for Background DMA Devices While the Processor Is in a Low-Power State In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,797,512 | Virtual Core Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,769,250 | Trap-Based Mechanism for Tracking Accesses of Object Class Names In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,533,242 | Improved Prefetch Hardware Efficiency via Prefetch Hint Instructions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,802,073 | Virtual Core Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,647,452 | Re-Fetching Cache Memory Enabling Low-Power Modes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,788,473 | Prediction of Data Values Read from Memory by a Microprocessor Using the Storage Destination of a Load Operation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,710,155 | Dynamic Dual Output Latch In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,443,759 | Reduced-Power Memory with Per-Sector Ground Control In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 243: 1,909 patents in force now held by others · 3,323 patents ended · 1,087 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.