919 patents currently held
126 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.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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notable patents
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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. 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 Feb 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2028 · Medium confidence
Multi-Core Processor with Core Selectively Disabled by Kill Instruction of System Software and Resettable Only via External Pin
US 8,972,707
Cited by 55 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2033.
Accessing Model Specific Registers (MSR) with Different Sets of Distinct Microinstructions for Instructions of Different Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
US 9,043,580
Cited by 19 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Microprocessor Apparatus and Method for Providing Configurable Cryptographic Block Cipher Round Results
US 7,502,943
Cited by 29 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 2028.
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 Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Accessing Model Specific Registers (MSR) with Different Sets of Distinct Microinstructions for Instructions of Different Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) (US 9,043,580) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
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Recent changes
- 4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 43 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 797 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 7,469,022 | Methods and Apparatus for Symmetrical Phase-Shift Keying In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,536,490 | Method for Link Bandwidth Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,375,561 | Timing Adjustment Circuit and Method Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,471,842 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Detecting Pixel Values In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,337,341 | Computer System and Power Management Method Thereof Wherein Central Processing Unit Does Not Support the Hyper Transport Technology In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,747,883 | Computer System with Non-Support Hyper-Transport Processor and Controlling Method of Hyper-Transport Bus Thereof In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,403,056 | Delay Apparatus and Method Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,355,849 | Non-Metal Mesh Cover for Metal Chassis held by Via Technologies, Inc. of R.O.C. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,525,854 | Memory Output Circuit and Method Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,411,840 | Sense Mechanism for Microprocessor Bus Inversion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 919: 126 patents in force now held by others · 841 patents ended · 28 applications pending · 524 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.
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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.