10 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Sep 2028. from the record
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10
Ending by 2030
Sep 2028
Next term end
6
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 Nov 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Apr 2030 · High confidence
Cir Estimating Decision Feedback Equalizer with Phase Tracker
US 7,688,888
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 51 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Encryption System
US 8,189,786
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 8 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Camera, Encoder, and Modulator in Same Enclosure
US 7,969,474
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2011 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2030.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 6 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Encryption System | 5 in force | to Aug 2029 |
| Camera, Encoder, and Modulator in Same Enclosure | 1 in force | to Apr 2030 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 10 of 10
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,733,921 | Packet Jitter Mitigation for Bursty Transmission Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,688,888 | Cir Estimating Decision Feedback Equalizer with Phase Tracker In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,189,786 | Encryption System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,054,974 | Opportunistic Use of Null Packets During Encryption/Decryption In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,701,510 | Menu Generation for Mpeg Compliant Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,929,704 | Modified Triple Wrap Encryption/Decryption System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,936,870 | Rotation of Keys During Encryption/Decryption In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,144,868 | Encryption/Decryption of Program Data But Not Psi Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,818,774 | Internet Protocol Conversion Module for Televisions In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,969,474 | Camera, Encoder, and Modulator in Same Enclosure In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 10: 46 patents ended · 5 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.
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