34 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in May 2029. from the record

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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

Social Threat Scoring US 9,027,134

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 90 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Mar 2033 · Medium confidence Also notable

Method and System for Misuse Detection US 9,985,978

Cited by 62 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029.

Ends May 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Attack Surface Identification US 11,516,232

Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.

Ends Oct 2041 · High confidence

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 Mar 29, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Misuse Detection (US 9,148,445) comes due Mar 29, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 29, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due May 7 to 26, 2027 · next May 7
2 fees due Jun 5 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 5
1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Attack Surface Identification (US 11,888,873) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Information Security Apparatus and Methods for Credential Dump Authenticity Verification (US 10,574,658) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Methods and Systems for Detecting Deepfakes (US 11,961,282) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 21 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Social Network Scanning	5 in force	to Mar 2034
Method and System for Misuse Detection	3 in force	to Dec 2031
Attack Surface Identification	2 in force	to Oct 2041
Systems and Methods for Threat Disruption	2 in force	to Sep 2041
Configurable System for Detecting Social Media Threats	2 in force	to May 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,769,184	Method and System for Misuse Detection In force Term ends May 6, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 6, 2029	High confidence
US 9,985,978	Method and System for Misuse Detection In force Term ends May 6, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 6, 2029	High confidence
US 9,148,445	Method and System for Misuse Detection In force Term ends Dec 8, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 8, 2031	High confidence
US 9,027,134	Social Threat Scoring In force Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,191,411	Protecting Against Suspect Social Entities In force Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2033	High confidence
US 9,674,212	Social Network Data Removal In force Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,674,214	Social Network Profile Data Removal In force Term ends Mar 15, 2033 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 15, 2033	Medium confidence
US 9,055,097	Social Network Scanning In force Term ends Mar 18, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 18, 2034	High confidence
US 9,544,325	Social Network Security Monitoring In force Term ends Dec 11, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2034	High confidence
US 10,491,623	Social Network Security Monitoring In force Term ends Dec 11, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2034	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 34: 1 application pending · 5 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.

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