5 patents currently held
45 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.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
Of the 45 now held by other companies, 45 name Consensus Cloud Solutions LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
4
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 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Real-Time Customer Service Assistance Using Collected Customer Life Cycle Data
US 7,720,690
Cited by 33 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Method for Cross-Promoting Communications Services
US 7,835,941
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 60 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Workload Balancing Technique for a Telephone Communication System
US 9,042,265
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 30 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Feb 2027 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 99 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Consensus Cloud Solutions, LLC
Also notable
Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Consensus Cloud Solutions, LLC
Also notable
Ends Feb 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 39 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 2027.
now held by Consensus Cloud Solutions, LLC
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 Workload Balancing Technique for a Telephone Communication System (US 9,042,265) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Telephone Communication Method and System | 2 in force | to Jun 2030 |
| Workload Balancing Technique for a Telephone Communication System | 1 in force | to Feb 2033 |
| Real-Time Customer Service Assistance Using Collected Customer Life Cycle Data | 1 in force | to Jan 2029 |
| Method for Cross-Promoting Communications Services | 1 in force | to Aug 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 5 of 5
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,473,624 | Telephone Communication Method and System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,835,941 | Method for Cross-Promoting Communications Services In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,720,690 | Real-Time Customer Service Assistance Using Collected Customer Life Cycle Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,804,924 | Telephone Communication Method and System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,042,265 | Workload Balancing Technique for a Telephone Communication System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 45 patents in force now held by others · 76 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 14 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.