49 patents currently held
69 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 2026. from the record
Of the 69 now held by other companies, 37 name Microsoft Corporation as their current owner, and 32 more name another party. Each row says which.
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49
Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
47
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Jan 2027 · Medium confidence
Wireless Charger
US D718,234
Cited by 150 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Handset
US D720,711
Granted 2015. Computed term ends 2029.
Handset
US D673,924
Granted 2013. Computed term ends 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.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Nov 2027 · High confidence
Cited by 132 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Microsoft Corporation
Also notable
Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 77 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Microsoft Corporation
Also notable
Ends no later than Jan 2027 · Medium confidence
Cited by 43 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. 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 Microsoft Corporation
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 4 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 47 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Handset (2013) | 2 in force | to Jun 2030 |
| Handset (2011) | 2 in force | to Feb 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D672,328 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,924 | Handset In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US D675,587 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D680,512 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D680,513 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D680,985 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D680,986 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D689,837 | Handset In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D682,199 | Charger In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D682,200 | Charging Stand In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 49: 69 patents in force now held by others · 866 patents ended · 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
30 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed