24 patents currently held

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

The next term ends in Dec 2032. from the record

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Dec 2032

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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

Dynamically Determining Bid Increments for Online Auctions US 9,947,041

Granted 2018 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Online Auction System US 9,697,565

Granted 2017 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Aug 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Network Computer System for Quantifying Conditions of a Transaction US 10,402,921

The newest of the three, granted 2019. It anchors the portfolio to 2036, later than anything else here.

Ends Aug 2036 · 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.

2 fees due Feb 13, 2027
3 fees due Mar 3 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 3
1 fee due Aug 11, 2027
The maintenance fee for User Published Auctions in Online Mediums (US 10,559,030) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for Dynamically Updating Bidding Parameters for Online Auctions (US 10,592,977) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Oct 9 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 14 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Dynamically Determining Bid Increments for Online Auctions	4 in force	to Jul 2035
Providing Information of Assets for Transaction to a User Based on the User Profile	4 in force	to Mar 2034
User Published Auctions in Online Mediums	3 in force	to Dec 2034
System and Method for Selecting Personalities to Facilitate the Completion of an Online Auction	2 in force	to Aug 2036
Flexible Commercial Loan Pool	2 in force	to Oct 2035

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,217,161	Dynamically Determining Bid Increments for Online Auctions In force Term ends Dec 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2032	High confidence
US 10,592,977	Dynamically Updating Bidding Parameters for Online Auctions In force Term ends Dec 17, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 17, 2032	High confidence
US 9,697,566	System and Method for Providing Information About Assets During a Live Auction In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 10,109,007	Providing Information of Assets for Transaction to a User Based on the User Profile In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 10,255,630	User Published Auctions in Online Mediums In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 10,380,680	Seller Dashboard and Reserve Price Lowering In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 10,559,030	User Published Auctions in Online Mediums In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 11,663,651	Providing Information of Assets for Transaction to a User Based on the User Profile In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	High confidence
US 11,954,729	Providing Information of Assets for Transaction to a User Based on the User Profile In force Ends no later than Mar 14, 2034 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than Mar 14, 2034	Low confidence
US 12,725,201	Providing Information of Assets for Transaction to a User Based on the User Profile In force Term ends Mar 14, 2034 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 14, 2034	Medium confidence

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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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