54 patents currently held
4,477 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.
2,768 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
Of the 4,477 now held by other companies, 4,103 name Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited as their current owner, and 374 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
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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 Nov 2029 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2029 · High confidence
Scanning Mechanisms for Imaging Probe
US 8,460,195
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 242 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Video Decoding System Supporting Multiple Standards
US 8,284,844
Cited by 71 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 2031.
Performing personal video recording (PVR) functions on digital video streams
US 8,923,688
Cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2029.
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 Dec 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 200 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 2028.
now held by NXP USA, Inc.
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 26, 2026The maintenance fee for System and Method in a Television System for Presenting Information Associated with a User-Selected Object in a Televison Program (US 9,043,833) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026The maintenance fee for Protecting Critical Data Structures in an Embedded Hypervisor System (US 10,318,765) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jan 14, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method in a Television Controller for Providing User-Selection of Objects in a Television Program (US 9,081,422) comes due Jan 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 14, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due Feb 4 to 20, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 1 fee due Mar 15, 2027The maintenance fee for A System and Method of a Television for Providing Information Associated with a User-Selected Information Element in a Television Program (US 9,137,577) comes due Mar 15, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 15, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Apr 13 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 13
- 1 fee due May 24, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method in a Television Controller for Providing User-Selection of Objects in a Television Program (US 9,197,941) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Time Domain Coexistence of RF Signals (US 10,506,584) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Aug 9 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 9
- 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Signaling of prediction size unit in accordance with video coding (US 9,332,283) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 229 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 52 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Hdmi and Displayport Dual Mode Transmitter | 2 in force | to Oct 2030 |
| Multistandard Video Decoder | 2 in force | to Nov 2027 |
| Time Domain Coexistence of RF Signals | 1 in force | to Mar 2035 |
| User Equipment Having Web Real Time Comunication Architecture | 1 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Programmable Device Using Fixed and Configurable Logic to Implement Recursive Trees | 1 in force | to Sep 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,512,752 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Pixel Fetch Request Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,001,896 | Multistandard Video Decoder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,720,294 | Unified Decoder Architecture In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,558,537 | Modified Preamble for Programmable Transmitter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,022,825 | Multi-Mode RFID Tag Architecture held by NXP USA, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,880,015 | Dynamic Impedance Matching in Wireless Communications Grace period ended · Low confidence | Grace period ended | Low confidence | |
| US 7,590,059 | Multistandard Video Decoder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,613,439 | Programmable Baseband Filters Supporting Auto-Calibration for a Mobile Digital Cellular Television Environment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,706,481 | Method and System for Improving Reception in Wired and Wireless Receivers Through Redundancy and Iterative Processing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,217,492 | Inductively Coupled Integrated Circuit with Magnetic Communication Path and Methods for Use Therewith held by NXP USA, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 54: 4,477 patents in force now held by others · 8,089 patents ended · 4 applications pending · 2,547 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.