909 patents currently held
29 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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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
255
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
758
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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 Jan 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2037 · High confidence
Portable Information Terminal Device
US 7,460,108
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 201 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2008 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Secure Processor and a Program for a Secure Processor
US 7,865,733
Cited by 72 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device
US 10,879,270
A family of 5 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2037.
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 Nov 19 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 19
- 15 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 9 fees due Jan 4 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 7 fees due Feb 4 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 17 fees due Mar 3 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 21 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 10 fees due May 3 to 21, 2027 · next May 3
- 11 fees due Jun 1 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 10 fees due Jul 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 15 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 12 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 11 fees due Oct 5 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 5
- 4 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 11 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 21 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 758 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device | 8 in force | to Sep 2032 |
| Sampling | 7 in force | to Aug 2031 |
| Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device Having a Standard Cell Which Includes a Fin | 6 in force | to Apr 2034 |
| Semiconductor Device | 6 in force | to Dec 2030 |
| Low-Noise Flip-Chip Packages and Flip Chips Thereof | 6 in force | to Nov 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,250,770 | Semiconductor Intergrated Circuit Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,369,170 | Solid-State Imaging Apparatus and Control Method with Transmission Control Hold Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,456,649 | Open Drain Output Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,889,581 | Digital DLL Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,778,075 | Semiconductor Memory Device In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 7,465,656 | Semiconductor Device and Method for Fabricating the Same In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,571,432 | Compiler Apparatus for Optimizing High-Level Language Programs Using Directives In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,474,116 | Latch Circuit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,458,071 | Compilation Method, Compiler Apparatus and Compiler In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,400,205 | Frequency Synthesizer and Oscillation Control Method of Frequency Synthesizer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 909: 29 patents in force now held by others · 2,527 patents ended · 125 applications pending · 120 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.