20 patents currently held
2 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 Nov 2026. from the record
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20
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
17
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 Aug 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Jun 2027 · Medium confidence
Optimization of Streaming Data Throughput in Unreliable Networks
US 7,796,517
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 87 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
User-Initiated Communications During Multimedia Content Playback on a Mobile Communications Device
US 7,769,363
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2027.
Memories with Selective Precharge
US 7,755,961
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2010 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 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 Feb 2027 · Medium confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 149 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by Mec Management, LLC
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 5 largest of its 17 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| User-Initiated Communications During Multimedia Content Playback on a Mobile Communications Device | 3 in force | to Mar 2027 |
| Memories with Front End Precharge | 2 in force | to Jun 2027 |
| Content Addressable Memory Augmented Memory | 1 in force | to Apr 2030 |
| Memory with Programmable Address Strides for Accessing and Precharging During the Same Access Cycle | 1 in force | to Nov 2028 |
| Digital Memory with Fine Grain Write Operation | 1 in force | to Nov 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,150,376 | User-Initiated Communications During Multimedia Content Playback on a Mobile Communications Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,606,238 | User-Initiated Communications During Multimedia Content Playback on a Mobile Communications Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,769,363 | User-Initiated Communications During Multimedia Content Playback on a Mobile Communications Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,724,593 | Memories with Front End Precharge In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,755,961 | Memories with Selective Precharge In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,009,495 | Memories with Front End Precharge In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,032,460 | Authentication Managing Apparatus, and Shop Communication Terminal In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,707,330 | Memories for Electronic Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,609,546 | Multivalue Memory Storage with Two Gating Transistors In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,428,074 | Back-to back H.323 proxy gatekeeper In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 20: 2 patents in force now held by others · 180 patents ended · 8 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.
38 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed