111 patents currently held
3,814 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.
19 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2027. from the record
Of the 3,814 now held by other companies, 3,661 name Meta Platforms Inc. as their current owner, and 153 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2027
Next term end
91
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 Sep 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2035 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence
Dynamic Suggested Search Queries on Online Social Networks
US 9,092,485
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 44 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Colour ILED Display on Silicon
US 10,984,705
Cited by 19 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2035. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains
US 9,035,959
Cited by 20 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 995 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Also notable
Ends Aug 2032 · High confidence
Cited by 245 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
now held by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Also notable
Ends no later than May 2030 · Low confidence
Cited by 524 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
now held by Meta Platforms, 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.
- 3 fees due Nov 19, 2026
- 2 fees due Dec 13 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 13
- 3 fees due Jan 18 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 18
- 7 fees due Feb 13 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 1 fee due Mar 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Performing Rotate and XOR in Response to a Single Instruction (US 9,128,698) comes due Mar 8, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 8 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 8
- 4 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
- 4 fees due Jun 5 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 1 fee due Jul 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Customizing Media Content on Online Social Networks (US 10,530,875) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Aug 4 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 3 fees due Sep 3 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 2 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 198 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 91 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains | 6 in force | to Dec 2033 |
| Sharing Location Information During A Communication Session | 4 in force | to Nov 2033 |
| Dynamically Modifying Live Video Streams for Participant Devices in Digital Video Rooms | 2 in force | to Mar 2041 |
| Predictive Injection of Conversation Fillers for Assistant Systems | 2 in force | to Apr 2039 |
| Customized Graphics for Video Conversations | 2 in force | to Apr 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,959,167 | Social Network Site Recommender System and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,643,660 | Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,035,960 | Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,946,650 | Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,204,051 | Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 9,035,962 | Technique to Share Information Among Different Cache Coherency Domains held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,092,485 | Dynamic Suggested Search Queries on Online Social Networks held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,397,351 | Preferred Contact Channel for User Communcations held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,984,081 | Organizing Messages in a Messaging System Using Social Network Information held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,590,944 | Organizing Messages in a Messaging System Using Social Network Information held by Meta Platforms, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 111: 3,814 patents in force now held by others · 3,433 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 1,472 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.