78 patents currently held
5,791 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.
2,114 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
Of the 5,791 now held by other companies, 5,437 name Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited as their current owner, and 354 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
73
Patent families
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 Aug 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Aug 2030 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Lateral Flow Assay Systems and Methods
US 8,128,871
Cited by 95 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
Multi-channel synthesizer and method for generating a multi-channel output signal
US 8,843,378
Cited by 77 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Authentication of Devices in a Wireless Network
US 8,151,319
Cited by 99 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 368 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Also notable
Ends Jan 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 130 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 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Also notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 210 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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 21, 2026The maintenance fee for Magnetic Absolute Position Sensor Having a Wiegand Module (US 10,295,373) comes due Nov 21, 2026. Unpaid by May 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jan 30, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Content Selection, Delivery and Payment (US 10,366,449) comes due Jan 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 30, 2027, it lapses early.
- 6 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 2 fees due Mar 10 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 2 fees due Apr 15 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 15
- 2 fees due Jun 3 to 24, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 1 fee due Jul 23, 2027The maintenance fee for System for Network-Based Reallocation of Functions (US 11,881,998) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 4 to 16, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 2 fees due Oct 21 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 21
- 2 fees due Nov 5, 2027
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 329 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 73 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Authentication of Devices in a Wireless Network | 3 in force | to Nov 2028 |
| Lateral Flow Assay Systems and Methods | 3 in force | to Aug 2027 |
| Robust Line Coding Scheme for Communication Under Severe External Noises | 2 in force | to May 2035 |
| Efficient Common Mode Suppression for Transmission Systems | 1 in force | to Jun 2044 |
| Hardware Assisted Channel Switch Time Enhancement | 1 in force | to Jan 2044 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,444,030 | Image Encoding with Dynamic Buffer-Capacity-Level-Based Compression Adjustment held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,545,422 | Imaging System held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,406,216 | Method and Apparatus for Distributed Analyses of Images held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,433,585 | System and Method of Lens Placement held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,502,063 | Camera with Scalable Resolution held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,491,927 | Color Sensing Circuit Employing Charge Storage Device held by Wistron Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,041,941 | Assay Test Strips with Multiple Labels and Reading Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,753,931 | Assay Test Strips with Multiple Labels and Reading Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,414,653 | Dark Reduction via Feedback Control of Photodiode Bias held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,639,291 | Dark Current/Channel Difference Compensated Image Sensor held by Aptina Imaging Corporation In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 78: 5,791 patents in force now held by others · 15,554 patents ended · 25 applications pending · 3,817 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.