Virtual Core Management

Sun Microsystems Inc.

A patent family: one line of work, grouped by real continuity rather than by a technology label inferred from titles. 5 of these applications claim priority to application 11/781,726, filed Jul 23, 2007. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 7,797,512	Virtual Core Management Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Feb 13, 2027 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Feb 13, 2027	Term ends Feb 13, 2027	High confidence
US 7,802,073	Virtual Core Management Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Mar 1, 2027 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Mar 1, 2027	Term ends Mar 1, 2027	High confidence
US 8,219,788	Virtual Core Management Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Dec 13, 2027 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 13, 2027	Term ends Dec 13, 2027	High confidence
US 8,543,843	Virtual Core Management Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Dec 13, 2027 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 13, 2027	Term ends Dec 13, 2027	High confidence
US 8,225,315	Virtual Core Management Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Oct 13, 2029 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Oct 13, 2029	Term ends Oct 13, 2029	High confidence
US 8,281,308	Virtual Core Remapping Based on Temperature Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Sun Microsystems Technology Ltd. In force Term ends Dec 29, 2029 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Sun Microsystems Technology Ltd.	In force	Term ends Dec 29, 2029	Term ends Dec 29, 2029	High confidence
US 7,389,403	Adaptive Computing Ensemble Microprocessor Architecture Oracle America, Inc. Term ended Term ended Mar 29, 2026 · High confidence	Oracle America, Inc.	Term ended	Term ended Mar 29, 2026	Term ended Mar 29, 2026	High confidence
Application 11/279,882	Mechanisms for Software (OS) to Control Threads Between Multiple Cores Sun Microsystems, Inc. Abandoned Abandoned Jan 6, 2011	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Abandoned	Abandoned Jan 6, 2011	not computed
Application 11/279,883	Objective-Directed Mechanisms for Software (OS) to Control Thread Migration Sun Microsystems, Inc. Abandoned Abandoned Oct 8, 2010	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Abandoned	Abandoned Oct 8, 2010	not computed

9 of 9 records shown. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

6 of these are in force and held by Sun Microsystems Inc..

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

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