722 patents currently held

60 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 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Jul 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Jul 2027

Next term end

680

Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Bias Controller US 8,203,777

Cited by 51 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.

Ends May 2029 · High confidence Also notable

Geolocation Determination Using Deep Machine Learning US 10,271,179

Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends May 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Emergency Control of an Aircraft US 10,766,605

Cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Jun 2037 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Improvements in or Relating to Display Systems US 8,355,610

Cited by 130 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.

now held by Snap Inc.

Ends Jul 2029 · High confidence

Also notable

Head Mounted Display US 8,842,368

Cited by 105 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

now held by Snap Inc.

Ends Apr 2030 · 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.

3 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
9 fees due Dec 4 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 4
14 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
16 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
18 fees due Mar 1 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 1
21 fees due Apr 1 to 30, 2027 · next Apr 1
13 fees due May 12 to 28, 2027 · next May 12
6 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
10 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
15 fees due Aug 11 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 11
12 fees due Sep 8 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 8
20 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
5 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

Oct 26Assignment recorded on 1 record: Dee, Justin Mark and 3 others to BAE Systems PLC Recorded Oct 26, 2026, executed Feb 4, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76504, frame 531.
Oct 21Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nandrha, Rajan Singh to BAE Systems PLC Recorded Oct 21, 2026, executed Feb 2, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76451, frame 846.
23 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
5 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 680 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Cross Flexure Suspension System	10 in force	to Aug 2044
Apparatus and Method for Data Transfer Through a Substrate	8 in force	to Oct 2029
Method to Combat a Target	7 in force	to Mar 2043
PBX Composition	3 in force	to Mar 2038
Blast Attenuation Device	2 in force	to Jan 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,077,083	Deployable Antenna System In force Term ends Jul 12, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 12, 2027	High confidence
US 8,089,395	Phase Correction in a Deployable Antenna System In force Term ends Jul 12, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 12, 2027	High confidence
US 7,907,342	Projection Display In force Term ends Mar 19, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 19, 2028	High confidence
US 9,528,568	Vibration Isolation In force Ends no later than May 16, 2028 · Low confidence	In force	Ends no later than May 16, 2028	Low confidence
US 8,177,133	Aircraft Target Display In force Term ends May 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 21, 2028	High confidence
US 8,085,189	Antenna Calibration In force Term ends Oct 20, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2028	High confidence
US 7,894,306	Apparatus and Method for Data Transfer Through a Substrate In force Term ends Oct 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 21, 2028	High confidence
US 8,102,591	Display Apparatus In force Term ends Nov 4, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2028	High confidence
US 8,160,456	Bias Controller for an Optical Modulator In force Term ends Nov 27, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 27, 2028	High confidence
US 8,364,833	Real-Time Network Monitoring and Security In force Term ends Dec 2, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 2, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 722: 60 patents in force now held by others · 340 patents ended · 234 applications pending · 326 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.

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