22 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Nov 2031. from the record

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Nov 2031

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Patent families

When these terms end

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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

Obtaining Group and Individual Emergency Preparedness Communication Information US 8,874,773

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 77 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Nov 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Acquiring Safety Status Information US 9,363,097

Cited by 62 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Providing Safety Status Information US 8,688,146

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Sep 2032 · High confidence

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 Apr 29, 2027
The maintenance fee for Providing Status of User Devices During an Adverse Event (US 10,462,601) comes due Apr 29, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 29, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due May 7 to 24, 2027 · next May 7
1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Providing Status of User Devices During a Biological Threat Event (US 11,943,693) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Providing Status of User Devices During an Adverse Condition (US 10,652,722) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

What they patent

The 3 largest of its 5 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Obtaining Group and Individual Emergency Preparedness Communication Information	10 in force	to Nov 2031
Acquiring Safety Status Information	9 in force	to Sep 2032
Self-Forming Communication and Control System	1 in force	to Jul 2044

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 9,198,015	Obtaining Event Response Information In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 9,549,304	Providing Status of User Devices During an Adverse Event In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 9,854,422	Providing Status of User Devices During an Adverse Event In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 9,980,119	Providing Status of a User Device During an Adverse Condition In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 10,271,195	Providing Status of a User Device During an Adverse Condition In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 10,652,722	Providing Status of User Devices During an Adverse Condition In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 11,350,261	Providing Status of User Devices During a Biological Threat Event In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 11,943,693	Providing Status of User Devices During a Biological Threat Event In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 12,349,036	Providing Status of User Devices During a Biological Threat Event In force Term ends Nov 21, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 21, 2031	High confidence
US 8,874,773	Obtaining Group and Individual Emergency Preparedness Communication Information In force Term ends Nov 25, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 25, 2031	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 22: 27 applications pending. 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.

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