14 patents currently held

389 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.

4 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Sep 2027. from the record

Of the 389 now held by other companies, 199 name ABB Schweiz AG as their current owner, and 190 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Sep 2027

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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

Robotic Picking of Parts from a Parts Holding Bin US 9,008,841

Cited by 39 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Robot Parts Assembly on a Workpiece Moving on an Assembly Line US 9,333,654

Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence Also notable

Intelligent Configuration System for Power Distribution Feeder Reclosers and Switches US 8,621,117

The largest patent family in this portfolio, 6 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

Ends Mar 2031 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Systems and Methods for Predicting Customer Compliance with Demand Response Requests US 9,171,256

Cited by 79 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2031.

now held by Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence

Also notable

Thermoelectric Energy Storage System with an Intermediate Storage Tank and Method for Storing Thermoelectric Energy US 8,904,793

Cited by 60 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 ABB Schweiz AG

Ends Jan 2031 · High confidence

Also notable

Cable Fault Detection US 7,672,812

Cited by 31 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

now held by Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Ends Jun 2028 · High confidence

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.

4 fees due Feb 4 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 4
1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fluorescence Dye Tagging Scheme for Mercury Quantification and Speciation (US 9,139,550) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Robot Parts Assembly on a Workpiece Moving on an Assembly Line (US 9,333,654) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

12 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 14 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Methods for Detecting an Open Current Transformer	1 in force	to Feb 2033
Method and System for In-Production Optimization of the Parameters of a Robot Used for Assembly	1 in force	to Dec 2032
Robot Parts Assembly on a Workpiece Moving on an Assembly Line	1 in force	to Oct 2031
Intelligent Configuration System for Power Distribution Feeder Reclosers and Switches	1 in force	to Mar 2031
Robotic Picking of Parts from a Parts Holding Bin	1 in force	to Jan 2031

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,137,823	Novel Anthracene Derivatives, Process for Preparation Thereof, and Organic Electronic Light Emitting Device Using the Same held by ABB Research Ltd. and Impact Coatings AB In force Term ends Sep 1, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 1, 2027	High confidence
US 7,643,907	Method and Apparatus for Developing a Metadata-Infused Software Program for Controlling a Robot In force Term ends Jun 12, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 12, 2028	High confidence
US 9,110,456	Robotic machining with a flexible manipulator In force Term ends Oct 4, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 4, 2028	High confidence
US 8,487,201	Contact Element and a Contact Arrangement held by ABB Research Ltd. and Impact Coatings AB In force Term ends Jul 9, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 9, 2029	High confidence
US 9,008,841	Robotic Picking of Parts from a Parts Holding Bin In force Term ends Jan 24, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 24, 2031	High confidence
US 8,621,117	Intelligent Configuration System for Power Distribution Feeder Reclosers and Switches In force Term ends Mar 17, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2031	High confidence
US 9,333,654	Robot Parts Assembly on a Workpiece Moving on an Assembly Line In force Term ends Oct 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 13, 2031	High confidence
US 8,823,923	Triple Isotope Method and Analyzer for Total Energy Expenditure Measurements In force Term ends Mar 21, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 21, 2032	High confidence
US 9,108,316	Method and System for In-Production Optimization of the Parameters of a Robot Used for Assembly In force Term ends Dec 7, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2032	High confidence
US 9,110,008	Method for Isotopic Analysis of Water in Bodily Fluids In force Term ends Dec 11, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2032	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 14: 389 patents in force now held by others · 356 patents ended · 261 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.

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.

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