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155 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
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.
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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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 19 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 19
  • 1 fee due Dec 27, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Methods and apparatus for transmitting signals (US 11,689,226) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 6 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 2 fees due Mar 17 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 17
  • 3 fees due Apr 13, 2027
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Positioning systems (US 10,473,792) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Self-test capable integrated circuit apparatus and method of self-testing an integrated circuit (US 10,496,506) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 1 fee due Aug 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Distributed kalman filter architecture for carrier range ambiguity estimation (US 10,564,296) comes due Aug 18, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 18, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Sep 12 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 12
  • 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Power amplifier apparatus, envelope tracking amplifier apparatus and method of amplifying a signal (US 10,637,404) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Nov 10 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 10

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Recent changes

  • 9 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,375,682Always-on satellite positioning receiver
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,564,403Always-on satellite positioning receiver
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,401,329Compiling Computer Programs to Exploit Parallelism Without Exceeding Available Processing Resources
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,460,064Variable measurement rate method for positioning systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,236,923Method of Processing a Digital Signal Derived from an Analog Input Signal of a GNSS Receiver, a GNSS Receiver Base Band Circuit for Carrying Out the Method and a GNSS Receiver
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,538,726PVT optimization architecture for always-on GPS receivers
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,561,101Last known position reporting for always-on global positioning system receiver
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,797,518Generating Instruction Sets for Compacting Long Instructions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,054,220Variable measurement rate method for positioning systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,659,848Event location determination
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 155: 1 patent in force now held by others · 15 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 21 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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