249 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jan 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2029
Next term end
9
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 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2038 · High confidence
System and Method for Improving Internet Communication by Using Intermediate Nodes
US 9,241,044
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 641 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2034.
System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication
US 10,484,510
Cited by 201 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
System and Method for Improving Content Fetching by Selecting Tunnel Devices
US 11,729,013
Cited by 122 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038. 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.
- 5 fees due Dec 4 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 2 fees due Jan 11 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 11
- 4 fees due Feb 8 to 15, 2027 · next Feb 8
- 7 fees due Mar 10 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 3 fees due Apr 8 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 9 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
- 4 fees due Jun 5 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 9 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 6 fees due Aug 13 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 13
- 4 fees due Sep 3 to 5, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 10 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 5 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- 13 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 9 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for Improving Internet Communication by Using Intermediate Nodes | 88 in force | to Apr 2035 |
| System and Method for Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication | 83 in force | to Nov 2031 |
| System and Method for Improving Content Fetching by Selecting Tunnel Devices | 41 in force | to Nov 2039 |
| System and Method for URL Fetching Retry Mechanism | 17 in force | to Apr 2041 |
| System and Method for Managing Non-Direct URL Fetching Service | 7 in force | to Oct 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12,081,847 | Electric Shaver with Imaging Capability In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 10,225,374 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,257,319 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,313,484 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,469,628 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,484,510 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,484,511 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,491,712 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,491,713 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,523,788 | System Providing Faster and More Efficient Data Communication In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 249: 1 patent in force now held by others · 3 patents ended · 80 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.