31 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
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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 Jun 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2029 · Medium confidence
Access of Information Using a Situational Network
US 8,036,632
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 255 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
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US 7,761,399
Cited by 168 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Facial Based Image Organization and Retrieval Method
US 7,916,976
Cited by 42 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
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 Feb 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Using a Situational Network (US 10,375,759) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and System for Using a Situational Network (US 9,143,535) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 10 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Situational Network | 24 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| Systems and Methods for Creating Situational Networks | 3 in force | to Jan 2044 |
| Facial Based Image Organization and Retrieval Method | 2 in force | to Jul 2029 |
| Recommendation Networks for Ranking Recommendations Using Trust Rating for User-Defined Topics and Recommendation Rating for Recommendation Sources | 2 in force | to Feb 2029 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 11,327,936 | Facial Based Image Organization and Retrieval Method In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,514,236 | Recommendation Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,274,897 | Location Based Services in a Situational Network In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,358,609 | Location Based Services in a Situational Network In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,542,599 | Location Based Services in a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 9,143,535 | Method and System for Using a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 9,877,345 | Method and System for Using a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,117,290 | Method and System for Using a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,375,759 | Method and System for Using a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 10,517,141 | Method and System for Using a Situational Network In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 31: 10 patents ended · 2 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.