25 patents currently held
18 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 Dec 2035. from the record
Of the 18 now held by other companies, 17 name Umbra Technologies Ltd. UK as their current owner, and 1 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Dec 2035
Next term end
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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 Apr 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2036 · High confidence
Systems and Methods for Providing a Global Virtual Network (GVN)
US 11,108,595
Cited by 93 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2036. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
System and Method for a Global Virtual Network
US 10,630,505
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 106 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Multi-Perimeter Firewall in the Cloud
US 10,574,482
Cited by 81 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.
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 Dec 20, 2026The maintenance fee for System and Method for Information Slingshot Over a Network Tapestry and Granularity of a Tick (US 11,681,665) comes due Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jan 25, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for Neutral Application Programming Interface (US 11,711,346) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Providing a Global Virtual Network (GVN) (US 11,750,419) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 17 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 17
- 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027The maintenance fee for Multi-Perimeter Firewall in the Cloud (US 10,574,482) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027The maintenance fee for System and Method for a Global Virtual Network (US 10,630,505) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Oct 9Assignment recorded on 1 record: Rubenstein, Joseph E. to Umbra Technologies Ltd. Recorded Oct 9, 2026, executed Dec 4, 2015. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76321, frame 380.
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 7 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for Content Retrieval from Remote Network Regions | 6 in force | to Jun 2036 |
| Systems and Methods for Providing a Global Virtual Network (GVN) | 5 in force | to Apr 2036 |
| Data Beacon Pulser(S) Powered by Information Slingshot | 3 in force | to Sep 2038 |
| Network Slinghop via Tapestry Slingshot | 3 in force | to Dec 2037 |
| System and Method for Information Slingshot Over a Network Tapestry and Granularity of a Tick | 3 in force | to Dec 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,841,360 | System and Method for Content Retrieval from Remote Network Regions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,240,064 | System and Method for a Global Virtual Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,711,346 | System and Method for Neutral Application Programming Interface In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,126,671 | System and Method for Content Retrieval from Remote Network Regions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,630,505 | System and Method for a Global Virtual Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,574,482 | Multi-Perimeter Firewall in the Cloud In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,659,256 | System and Method for Virtual Interfaces and Advanced Smart Routing in a Global Virtual Network In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,756,929 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Global Virtual Network (GVN) In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,108,595 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Global Virtual Network (GVN) In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,271,778 | Multi-Perimeter Firewall in the Cloud In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 25: 18 patents in force now held by others · 10 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.
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.