3 patents currently held
10 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 Mar 2030. from the record
Of the 10 now held by other companies, 8 name International Paper Company as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2030
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2041 · High confidence
Memcached Systems Having Local Caches
US 10,277,707
Granted 2019 and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2035.
Scoop
US D751,931
Granted 2016. Computed term ends 2030.
Diamond Paved Necklace
US D1,133,963
Granted 2026. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2041.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2028 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 28 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by International Paper Company
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2032.
now held by International Paper Company
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by International Paper Company
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Memcached Systems Having Local Caches | 1 in force | to Jul 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D751,931 | Scoop held by The Procter & Gamble Company and Tin Horse In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,277,707 | Memcached Systems Having Local Caches held by Intel Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,133,963 | Diamond Paved Necklace In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 10 patents in force now held by others · 9 patents ended · 4 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.