When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. 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 May 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2030 · High confidence
Electronic Device
US D728,624
Cited by 245 later US patents, top 1% of design patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Operation of a Computer with Touch Screen Interface
US 7,614,008
Cited by 1,815 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2009 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Using Context Information To Facilitate Processing Of Commands In A Virtual Assistant
US 9,858,925
Cited by 1,530 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2030.
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.
- 159 fees due Nov 14 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 14
- 542 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 488 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 666 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 579 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 639 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 576 fees due May 3 to 28, 2027 · next May 3
- 610 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 520 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 555 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 674 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 619 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 223 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- Nov 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: Zhao, Xiao Ying and 6 others to Apple Inc. Recorded Nov 12, 2026, executed Jun 3, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76733, frame 789.
- Nov 12Assignment recorded on 1 record: InVue Security Products Inc. to Apple Inc. Recorded Nov 12, 2026, executed Mar 27, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76733, frame 843.
- 837 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 512 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 21,573 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Band | 98 in force | to Jul 2041 |
| Connector | 41 in force | to Oct 2041 |
| Contextual Voice Commands | 27 in force | to Jan 2035 |
| Electronic Device | 23 in force | to Feb 2041 |
| Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface | 22 in force | to Jul 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,443,238 | Amplifier Stage, Operational Amplifier and Method for Amplifying a Signal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,788,599 | User Interface Element for Hierarchical Selection of Items In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,430,679 | Charging of Mobile Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,497,086 | Methods and Apparatuses for Providing a Hardware Accelerated Web Engine In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,502,338 | De-Emphasis Training on a Point-To-Point Connection In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,483,108 | Apparatus and methods for de-emphasis training on a point-to-point connection In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,114 | Portable Display Device with Cover In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D671,126 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Graphical User Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,453,832 | Transit Link Coordination Systems and Methods for a Distributed Wireless Communication Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,673,083 | Method and System for Controlling Video Selection and Playback in a Portable Media Player In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 35,111: 211 patents in force now held by others · 9,595 patents ended · 6,368 applications pending · 4,995 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.