20 patents currently held
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.
5 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
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12
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
17
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 Jan 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2029 · High confidence
Dynamically Adapting the Transmission Rate of Packets in Real-Time VoIP Communications to the Available Bandwidth
US 7,460,480
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 158 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices Based on Ambient Conditions
US 7,958,081
Cited by 66 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Methods and Apparatus for Enterprise Document Distribution
US 8,904,270
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2029.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Mar 2027 · Medium confidence
Cited by 78 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Hipcricket, Inc.
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.
- 1 fee due Sep 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods of Making a Call (US 9,276,965) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 17 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Stagnant Visitor Management for Engagement Progression on Web Sites | 2 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| Systems and Methods of Making a Call | 2 in force | to May 2031 |
| Methods and Apparatus for Enterprise Document Distribution | 2 in force | to Oct 2029 |
| Secure Container Platform for Resource Access and Placement on Unmanaged and Unsecured Devices | 1 in force | to Aug 2036 |
| Website Data Content Access Progression | 1 in force | to Nov 2031 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,460,480 | Dynamically Adapting the Transmission Rate of Packets in Real-Time VoIP Communications to the Available Bandwidth In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,606,874 | System and Method of Binding a Client to a Server In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,447,510 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Determining and Announcing Proximity Between Trajectories In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,732,566 | Methods and Apparatus for Digital Content Handling In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,276,965 | Systems and Methods of Making a Call In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,069,168 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Information Querying and Serving in a Virtual World Based on Profiles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,407,220 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Ambiguous Code-Triggered Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,958,081 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Information Querying and Serving on Mobile Devices Based on Ambient Conditions In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 7,870,160 | Block Compression Algorithm In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,904,270 | Methods and Apparatus for Enterprise Document Distribution In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 20: 1 patent in force now held by others · 26 patents ended · 17 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.