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 Apr 2032. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2032
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2014 to 2033.
US 8,909,865
Method and Apparatus for Plug and Play, Networkable Iso 18000-7 Connectivity
Apr 28, 2032
US 8,929,961
Protective Case for Adding Wireless Functionality to a Handheld Electronic Device
Jan 10, 2033
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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 Jan 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Protective Case for Adding Wireless Functionality to a Handheld Electronic Device
US 8,929,961
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 27 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Searching of Distributed Datasets
US 8,976,691
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 27 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Method and Apparatus for Low-Power, Long-Range Networking
US 9,042,353
Cited by 22 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 2032.
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 Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Low-Power, Long-Range Networking (US 9,042,353) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Protective Case for Adding Wireless Functionality to a Handheld Electronic Device | 1 in force | to Jan 2033 |
| Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Searching of Distributed Datasets | 1 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Method and Apparatus for Low-Power, Long-Range Networking | 1 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Method and Apparatus for Query-Based Congestion Control | 1 in force | to Jun 2032 |
| Method and Apparatus for Plug and Play, Networkable Iso 18000-7 Connectivity | 1 in force | to Apr 2032 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 6 of 6
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,909,865 | Method and Apparatus for Plug and Play, Networkable Iso 18000-7 Connectivity In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,622,312 | Method and Apparatus for Interfacing with a Smartcard In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 8,885,586 | Method and Apparatus for Query-Based Congestion Control Grace period ended · Low confidence | Grace period ended | Low confidence | |
| US 9,042,353 | Method and Apparatus for Low-Power, Long-Range Networking In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,976,691 | Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Searching of Distributed Datasets In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,929,961 | Protective Case for Adding Wireless Functionality to a Handheld Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 6: 13 patents ended · 81 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.