Six patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Oct 2028. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
2
Ending by 2030
Oct 2028
Next term end
5
Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2012 to 2035.
US 8,483,606
Automatic Determination of User Alignments and Recommendations for Electronic Resources
Aug 13, 2032
US 9,672,579
Apparatus and Method Providing Computer-Implemented Environment for Improved Educator Effectiveness
Jan 26, 2035
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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.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 patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2032 · High confidence
Educator Effectiveness
US 9,575,616
Cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
Method, System and Program Product for Filling Job Orders
US 8,140,366
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Management of Professional Development Plans and User Portfolios
US 8,751,408
Cited by 33 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 2032.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 5 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method, System and Program Product for Filling Job Orders | 2 in force | to May 2030 |
| Management of Professional Development Plans and User Portfolios | 1 in force | to Dec 2032 |
| Educator Effectiveness | 1 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Automatic Determination of User Alignments and Recommendations for Electronic Resources | 1 in force | to Aug 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 6 of 6
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,731,981 | Method, System and Program Product for Filling Job Orders In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,140,366 | Method, System and Program Product for Filling Job Orders In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,483,606 | Automatic Determination of User Alignments and Recommendations for Electronic Resources In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,575,616 | Educator Effectiveness In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,751,408 | Management of Professional Development Plans and User Portfolios In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,672,579 | Apparatus and Method Providing Computer-Implemented Environment for Improved Educator Effectiveness In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 6: 4 patents ended · 9 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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