USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY)
NYSE: TDAY · Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · Pittsford, NY · filing with the SEC since 2013
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 202632 patents granted to the 10 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
32
22 utility, 10 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
none
in the last year the record reads
Applications published
22
since 2001, to Dec 31, 2025
Names they are printed under
10
a subsidiary, a former name
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
Under which name10 counted
Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 published
Gannett Co., Inc. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
REACHLOCAL, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 published
WORDSTREAM, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
X.com.Inc a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
MULTI MEDIA, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Multi Media, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 published
Scrolllabs Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
GCOE Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (2)
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
The NWS Company, LLC
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2020 | 10,673,792 | Extensible chat rooms in a hosted chat environment | Digital communication | MULTI MEDIA, LLC |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 10,169,765 | Method and apparatus for generating advertisement information for performing a marketing campaign | IT methods for management | REACHLOCAL, INC. |
| Sep 19, 2017 | 9,769,097 | Extensible chat rooms in a hosted chat environment | Digital communication | MULTI MEDIA, LLC |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 8,230,981 | Information distribution system for use in an elevator | Handling | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
| May 1, 2012 | 8,167,594 | Scroll compressor with materials to allow run-in | Engines, pumps, turbines | Scrolllabs Corporation |
| Apr 17, 2012 | 8,157,551 | Scroll compressor with back pressure pocket receiving discharge pressure fluid | Engines, pumps, turbines | Scrolllabs Corporation |
| Feb 1, 2011 | 7,881,732 | Information portal | Digital communication | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
| Feb 1, 2011 | 7,878,308 | Information distribution system for use in an elevator | Handling | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
| Feb 1, 2011 | 7,878,307 | Information distribution for use in an elevator | Handling | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
| Jun 1, 2010 | 7,729,691 | Information portal | Digital communication | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2020 | 2020/0259770 | EXTENSIBLE CHAT ROOMS IN A HOSTED CHAT ENVIRONMENT | Digital communication | Multi Media, LLC |
| Dec 7, 2017 | 2017/0353409 | EXTENSIBLE CHAT ROOMS IN A HOSTED CHAT ENVIRONMENT | Digital communication | Multi Media, LLC · patent 10,673,792 granted from it |
| Dec 3, 2015 | 2015/0350128 | EXTENSIBLE CHAT ROOMS IN A HOSTED CHAT ENVIRONMENT | Digital communication | MULTI MEDIA, LLC · patent 9,769,097 granted from it |
| Feb 6, 2014 | 2014/0040011 | WEB BASED PAY PER CLICK PERFORMANCE GRADER | IT methods for management | WORDSTREAM, INC. |
| Jan 5, 2012 | 2012/0000734 | Information Distribution System for Use in an Elevator | Handling | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. |
| Dec 29, 2011 | 2011/0321101 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN ELEVATOR | Handling | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. · patent 8,230,981 granted from it |
| Dec 29, 2011 | 2011/0320528 | INFORMATION PORTAL | Digital communication | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. · patent 8,295,857 granted from it |
| Dec 2, 2010 | 2010/0306388 | INFORMATION PORTAL | Digital communication | Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. · patent 7,881,732 granted from it |
| Dec 3, 2009 | 2009/0299998 | Keyword discovery tools for populating a private keyword database | Computer technology | WORDSTREAM, INC. |
| Nov 26, 2009 | 2009/0292677 | Integrated web analytics and actionable workbench tools for search engine optimization and marketing | Computer technology | WORDSTREAM, INC. |
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.