109 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Dec 2030. from the record
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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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 Aug 2032 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Managing Distributed Database Deployments
US 11,615,115
Cited by 168 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
System and Method for Determining Exact Location Results Using Hash Encoding of Multi-Dimensioned Data
US 8,965,901
Cited by 47 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Method and Apparatus for Database
US 9,811,548
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
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 Jan 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 2 fees due Feb 15 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 15
- 3 fees due Mar 5 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Data Conversion and Comparison (US 10,430,433) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due May 14 to 28, 2027 · next May 14
- 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Augmenting Consensus Election in a Distributed Database (US 10,496,669) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 2 fees due Sep 5 to 10, 2027 · next Sep 5
- 4 fees due Oct 7 to 19, 2027 · next Oct 7
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 38 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Replica Sets | 52 in force | to May 2040 |
| Systems and Methods Using Emulation for End to End Encryption | 6 in force | to Mar 2043 |
| System and Method for Determining Exact Location Results Using Hash Encoding of Multi-Dimensioned Data | 4 in force | to Mar 2032 |
| Systems and Methods for Processing Timeseries Data | 3 in force | to Jul 2042 |
| Conflict Resolution in Distributed Computing | 3 in force | to Apr 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,317,576 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Replica Sets In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,805,108 | Large Distributed Database Clustering Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,614,098 | System and Method for Determining Consensus Within a Distributed Database In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,846,305 | Large Distributed Database Clustering Systems and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,977,277 | Systems and Methods for Database Zone Sharding and API Integration In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,997,211 | Systems and Methods for Database Zone Sharding and API Integration In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,544,288 | Systems and Methods for Managing Distributed Database Deployments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,572,031 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Replica Sets In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,713,280 | Systems and Methods for Managing Distributed Database Deployments In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,646,036 | System and Method for Determining Exact Location Results Using Hash Encoding of Multi-Dimensioned Data In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 109: 1 patent ended · 30 applications pending · 4 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.