4 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.
8 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2027. from the record
Of the 45 now held by other companies, 43 name APS Tech LLC as their current owner, and 2 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
1
Ending by 2030
Nov 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 Apr 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2040 · High confidence
Network Throughput
US 10,516,617
Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Methods and Systems for Determining Angular Orientation of a Drill String
US 7,681,663
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 57 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Invoking a Random Linear Network Coding Communications Protocol
US 11,528,342
The newest of the three, granted 2022. It anchors the portfolio to 2040, later than anything else here.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jun 2031 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 231 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by APS Tech LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by APS Tech LLC
Also notable
Ends Dec 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 33 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by APS Tech 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 Jun 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Network Throughput (US 10,516,617) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 4 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Invoking a Random Linear Network Coding Communications Protocol | 1 in force | to Jan 2040 |
| Network Throughput | 1 in force | to Apr 2035 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 4 of 4
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,681,663 | Methods and Systems for Determining Angular Orientation of a Drill String In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,069,746 | Reduction of Network Congestion held by APS Technology 1 LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,516,617 | Network Throughput held by APS Technology 1 LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,528,342 | Invoking a Random Linear Network Coding Communications Protocol held by APS Technology 1 LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 4: 45 patents in force now held by others · 10 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 13 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.