3 patents currently held
153 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Oct 2028. from the record
Of the 153 now held by other companies, 101 name Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. as their current owner, and 52 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
3
Ending by 2030
Oct 2028
Next term end
3
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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
Ends Jun 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
Application Launcher Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses
US 8,069,247
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 76 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2011 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Proximity Interface Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods
US 8,954,896
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Flexible Rendering of User Interface Elements
US 9,143,495
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Dec 2030 · High confidence
Cited by 152 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
Also notable
Ends Dec 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 77 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
Also notable
Ends Mar 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 52 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Meta Platforms, Inc.
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 Mar 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Flexible Rendering of User Interface Elements (US 9,143,495) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 6 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.
| Application Launcher Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses | 1 in force | to Jun 2029 |
| Flexible Rendering of User Interface Elements | 1 in force | to Nov 2028 |
| Proximity Interface Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods | 1 in force | to Oct 2028 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 3 of 3
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,954,896 | Proximity Interface Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,143,495 | Flexible Rendering of User Interface Elements In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,069,247 | Application Launcher Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 3: 153 patents in force now held by others · 279 patents ended · 49 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.