36 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Aug 2032. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2032
Next term end
22
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 Jan 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2040 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2039 · High confidence
Protecting a Computer Device From Escalation of Privilege Attacks
US 11,321,455
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Managing Registry Access on a Computer Device
US 11,366,931
Cited by 6 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.
Computer Device and Method for Managing Privilege Delegation
US 11,687,674
Cited by 3 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
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 1 to 8, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 3 fees due Apr 24 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 24
- 1 fee due May 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Computer Device and Method for Isolating Untrusted Content (US 9,177,237) comes due May 3, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Managing Installation of Applications on a Computer Device (US 10,649,755) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 22 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Protecting a Computer Device From Escalation of Privilege Attacks | 4 in force | to Jan 2040 |
| Managing Installation of Applications on a Computer Device | 4 in force | to Aug 2038 |
| Computer Device and Method for Managing Privilege Delegation | 3 in force | to Jun 2039 |
| Managing Privilege Delegation on a Server Device | 2 in force | to Dec 2040 |
| Managing Registry Access on a Computer Device | 2 in force | to Dec 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,826,419 | Computer Device with Anti-Tamper Resource Security In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,069,950 | Method and Computer Device to Control Software File Downloads In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,589,131 | Method and Computer Device to Control Software File Downloads In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,443,081 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Access to a Resource in a Computer Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,171,183 | Method and Computer Device for Handling COM Objects Having Elevated Privileges In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,177,237 | Computer Device and Method for Isolating Untrusted Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,715,646 | Computer Device and Method for Isolating Untrusted Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,734,441 | Computer Device and Method for Isolating Untrusted Content In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,749,498 | Computer Device and Method for Controlling Access to a Printer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,996,703 | Computer Device and Method for Controlling Access to a Resource via a Security System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 36: 3 applications pending · 1 application 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.