203 patents currently held

1 more in force is now held by another company

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The next term ends in Jun 2028. from the record

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Jun 2028

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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

Generating a Live Media Segment Asset US 11,546,400

Cited by 15 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2036. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.

Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Providing Interactive Advertisements US 10,820,062

Cited by 91 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jun 2035 · Medium confidence Also notable

Publishing a Disparate Live Media Output Stream That Complies with Distribution Format Regulations US 11,082,734

Cited by 22 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.

Ends Jul 2039 · 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 Nov 30, 2026
The maintenance fee for Creation of Channels Using Pre-Encoded Media Assets (US 11,665,398) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
6 fees due Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
1 fee due Jan 11, 2027
The maintenance fee for Dynamically Scheduling Non-Programming Media Items in Contextually Relevant Programming Media Content (US 11,700,406) comes due Jan 11, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 12, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Feb 22 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 22
5 fees due Mar 5 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 5
7 fees due Apr 3 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 3
5 fees due May 14 to 21, 2027 · next May 14
3 fees due Jun 8 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 8
3 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
7 fees due Aug 6 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 6
5 fees due Sep 5 to 15, 2027 · next Sep 5
4 fees due Oct 16 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 16
1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Dynamic Channel Versioning in a Broadcast Air Chain (US 10,645,462) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

5 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 79 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Creation of Channels Using Pre-Encoded Media Assets	36 in force	to Jul 2039
Concepts for Providing an Enhanced Media Presentation	11 in force	to Apr 2037
Publishing a Disparate Live Media Output Stream That Complies with Distribution Format Regulations	8 in force	to Jul 2039
Publishing a Disparate Live Media Output Stream Manifest That Includes One or More Media Segments Corresponding to Key Events	7 in force	to Feb 2039
Dynamic Scheduling and Channel Creation Based on External Data	7 in force	to Dec 2036

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,010,094	Mobile Device with Themed Multimedia Effects In force Term ends Jun 21, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 21, 2028	High confidence
US 7,930,419	System and Method for Delivering Video and Audio Content Over a Network held by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) In force Term ends Jun 29, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 29, 2029	High confidence
US 9,788,059	Methods and Systems for Media Consumption In force Term ends Nov 11, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 11, 2030	High confidence
US 10,075,769	Methods and Systems for Media Consumption In force Term ends Nov 11, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 11, 2030	High confidence
US 9,055,308	Method and System for Scheduling Commercial Advertisement In force Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2031	High confidence
US 9,344,750	Method and System for Scheduling Commercial Advertisement In force Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2031	Low confidence
US 10,028,003	Advertisement Scheduler In force Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2031	Medium confidence
US 10,701,423	Advertisement Scheduler In force Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2031	High confidence
US 11,064,234	Targeting and Demographics Scheduling Utilizing a Framework for Audience Rating Estimation In force Term ends Oct 12, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2031	High confidence
US 9,009,770	Methods and Systems for Media Consumption In force Term ends May 7, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 7, 2032	High confidence

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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.

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Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.