Three patents currently held, every record listed here
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
Of the 1 now held by other companies, 1 name Cilag GmbH International as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2008 to 2041.
US 7,378,874
Creating High-Drive Logic Devices from Standard Gates with Minimal Use of Custom Masks
Dec 2, 2026
20152022202920362041
1 pending application: term is not computable until grant.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Apr 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2026 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Methods, Devices, and Systems for Demodulation
US 11,545,995
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2041, later than anything else here.
Creating High-Drive Logic Devices from Standard Gates with Minimal Use of Custom Masks
US 7,378,874
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2008 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2026.
Configuring Structured Asic Fabric Using Two Non-Adjacent via Layers
US 7,692,309
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2033 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 591 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Cilag GmbH International
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.
Patents held now
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Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,378,874 | Creating High-Drive Logic Devices from Standard Gates with Minimal Use of Custom Masks In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,692,309 | Configuring Structured Asic Fabric Using Two Non-Adjacent via Layers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,545,995 | Methods, Devices, and Systems for Demodulation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 1 patent in force now held by others · 12 patents ended · 1 application pending · 1 application 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.