62 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Feb 2031. from the record
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Ending by 2030
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Next term end
62
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Aug 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2039 · High confidence
Turning Tool and Turning Method for Cnc-Machines
US 11,597,017
Cited by 5 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Turning Tool for Metal Cutting Comprising a Coolant Channel
US 11,590,580
Cited by 3 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Coated Cutting Tool
US 11,628,503
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2039, later than anything else here.
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 Jun 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Cemented Carbide with Alternative Binder (US 11,850,663) comes due Jun 26, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Boring Tool (US 11,872,637) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Method of Treating a Mining Insert (US 11,898,213) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Oct 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Round Cutting Insert for a Milling Tool (US 11,945,039) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 11 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 62 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Cutting Insert and High Feed Milling Tool | 1 in force | to Sep 2043 |
| Coated Cutting Tool | 1 in force | to Jul 2043 |
| Metal Cutting Turning Tool (2023) | 1 in force | to Jul 2043 |
| Metal Cutting Turning Tool (2023) | 1 in force | to Jul 2043 |
| Metal Cutting Turning Method | 1 in force | to Jul 2043 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,256,092 | System and Method for Helical Boring held by Makino Inc. and AB Sandvik Coromant In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,654,495 | Cutting Insert for a Shoulder Milling Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,642,727 | Turning Insert In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,590,580 | Turning Tool for Metal Cutting Comprising a Coolant Channel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,628,503 | Coated Cutting Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,597,017 | Turning Tool and Turning Method for Cnc-Machines In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,850,663 | Cemented Carbide with Alternative Binder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,766,605 | Gradient Cemented Carbide with Alternative Binder In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,097,563 | Indexing System for a Milling Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,460,302 | Method of Treating a Coated Cutting Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 62: 1 patent in force now held by others · 76 applications pending · 10 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.