14 patents currently held

103 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.

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Jul 2027. from the record

Of the 103 now held by other companies, 63 name Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. as their current owner, and 40 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Jul 2027

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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

Universal Communications Identifier US 8,971,312

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 257 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2027. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Jul 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Network Routing US 8,798,253

Cited by 60 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Dec 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor US 11,592,456

Cited by 3 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Dec 2038 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Method and System for Realizing a Rendezvous Service in a Management Operations Center Implemented in a Global Ecosystem of Interrelated Services US 8,856,087

Cited by 238 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027. 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 Salesforce.com, Inc.

Ends no later than May 2027 · Medium confidence

Also notable

Method and System for Providing End User Community Functionality for Publication and Delivery of Digital Media Content US 9,038,108

Cited by 110 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

now held by Rakuten Group, Inc.

Ends Nov 2028 · Medium confidence

Also notable

Securing Communication over a Network Using Client System Authorization and Dynamically Assigned Proxy Servers US 9,065,856

Cited by 158 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

now held by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence

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 May 7, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor (US 11,808,782) comes due May 7, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 8, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 13 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor	2 in force	to Dec 2038
Adjusting Instrument for an Exterior Vision Unit for a Vehicle	1 in force	to Jan 2043
Adjusting Drive for an Exterior Vision Element for a Motor Vehicle Comprising First and Second Electric Motors	1 in force	to Jan 2043
Fastening Construction, Exterior Vision Unit of a Motor Vehicle and Method for Assembling or Disassembling a Fastening Construction	1 in force	to Sep 2042
Adjusting Instrument Comprising Mutually Cooperating Cam Patterns, in Particular for Adjusting an Exterior Vision Unit of a Vehicle	1 in force	to Oct 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,971,312	Universal Communications Identifier held by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. In force Term ends Jul 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 10, 2027	High confidence
US 8,958,691	Method and System for Providing Fault Recovery Using Composite Transport Groups held by Mci Communications Services, Inc. In force Term ends Sep 26, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 26, 2028	Medium confidence
US 8,798,253	Network Routing held by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. In force Term ends Dec 11, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2030	High confidence
US 10,232,777	Mirror Adjustment Mechanism, in Particular for a Wing Mirror for a Motor Vehicle held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends Jul 1, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 1, 2035	High confidence
US 10,272,768	Adjustment System, Primary Adjustment Unit and Secondary Adjustment Unit, Air Intake, Motor Vehicle held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends Jul 26, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 26, 2035	High confidence
US 10,232,778	Adjusting Instrument, Exterior Mirror Unit, Motor Vehicle held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends Sep 21, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 21, 2035	High confidence
US 11,808,782	Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends Oct 12, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2038	High confidence
US 11,592,456	Method and Device for Providing Information on an Angular Displacement of a DC Electromotor held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends Dec 22, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 22, 2038	High confidence
US 11,628,770	Drive for an Adjusting Instrument, in Particular for Adjusting an Exterior Vision Unit of a Motor Vehicle held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Term ends May 28, 2039 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 28, 2039	High confidence
US 12,097,757	Control Module for Adjusting Flaps of a Vehicle held by Mci (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. In force Ends no later than Mar 7, 2040 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Mar 7, 2040	Medium confidence

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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.

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