107 patents currently held
2 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.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
84
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 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Mar 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2028 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2027 · High confidence
Transferring Content Between a Ground Based Content Server and an Aircraft Based Content Server via Content Fragments Distributed Across Courier Electronic Devices
US 10,701,132
Cited by 22 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Aircraft In-Flight Entertainment System Having a Multi-Beam Phased Array Antenna and Associated Methods
US 10,701,405
Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
System and Method for Wirelessly Transferring Content to and from an Aircraft
US 7,486,960
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 19 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 2 fees due Dec 4 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 1 fee due Jan 23, 2027The maintenance fee for In-Flight Entertainment Systems Controlling Bluetooth Broadcast Rates of Time Messages and Timing Offsets by Video Display Units to User Terminals (US 10,362,347) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Inflight Entertainment System Using Video Object Recognition to Monitor Seat Areas and Generate Flight Crew Notifications (US 11,729,432) comes due Feb 15, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Mar 3 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 1 fee due Apr 30, 2027The maintenance fee for Quick Release System for Ife Display Screens (US 11,801,940) comes due Apr 30, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due May 5, 2027
- 1 fee due Jun 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Inflight Entertainment System That Selects Among Passenger Electronic Devices for Connection Based on Power Measurements (US 10,511,948) comes due Jun 17, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 17, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Jul 12 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 12
- 3 fees due Oct 7 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 84 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,487,938 | System and Method Utilizing Internet Protocol (IP) Sequencing to Identify Components of a Passenger Flight Information System (PFIS) In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,642,974 | Window Mounted Antenna for a Vehicle and a Method for Using the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,486,960 | System and Method for Wirelessly Transferring Content to and from an Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,010,141 | System and Method for Wirelessly Transferring Content to and from an Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,050,696 | System and Method for Wirelessly Transferring Content to and from an Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,701,405 | Aircraft In-Flight Entertainment System Having a Multi-Beam Phased Array Antenna and Associated Methods In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,340,067 | Systems and Methods for Wireless Transfer of Content Between Aircraft In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,401,021 | Systems and Methods for Prioritizing Wireless Commuinication of Aircraft In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,808,891 | System and Method for Streaming Video on Demand (VOD) Streams Over a Local Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,621,770 | Low-Profile D-Subshell Connector System with Interlocking Components In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 107: 2 patents in force now held by others · 61 patents ended · 16 applications pending · 26 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.