15 patents currently held
20 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.
The next term ends in Dec 2028. from the record
Of the 20 now held by other companies, 20 name Arycs Technologies Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2028
Next term end
15
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 Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2034 · High confidence
Assembly and a Chip Package
US 9,064,861
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 26 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Semiconductor Laser Device
US 8,571,084
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Integrated Photonic Component and Method
US 9,720,169
Granted 2017 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2032 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 46 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Arycs Technologies, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 41 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Arycs Technologies, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Sep 2038 · High confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2038, later than anything else here.
now held by Arycs Technologies, 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 Dec 23, 2026The maintenance fee for Assembly and a Chip Package (US 9,064,861) comes due Dec 23, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 23, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Feb 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Environmentally Protected Photonic Integrated Circuit (US 11,714,230) comes due Feb 1, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 2, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuit and Opto-Electronic System Comprising the Same (US 11,874,495) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Photonic Integrated Circuit and Opto-Electronic System Comprising the Same (US 11,899,254) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 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 15 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Optical Subassembly, Optical System and Method (2016) | 1 in force | to Sep 2034 |
| Optical Subassembly, Optical System and Method (2016) | 1 in force | to Jul 2034 |
| Integrated Photonic Component and Method of Designing the Same | 1 in force | to Mar 2034 |
| Integrated Photonic Component and Method | 1 in force | to Mar 2034 |
| Assembly and a Chip Package | 1 in force | to Mar 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,571,084 | Semiconductor Laser Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,064,861 | Assembly and a Chip Package In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,354,389 | Integrated Photonic Component and Method of Designing the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,720,169 | Integrated Photonic Component and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,488,785 | Optical Subassembly, Optical System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,766,406 | Optical Subassembly, Optical System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,585,979 | Photonic Integrated Circuit Having Improved Electrical Isolation Between N-Type Contacts In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,714,230 | Environmentally Protected Photonic Integrated Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,874,495 | Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuit and Opto-Electronic System Comprising the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,899,254 | Photonic Integrated Circuit and Opto-Electronic System Comprising the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 15: 20 patents in force now held by others · 6 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.