35 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Jan 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jan 2029
Next term end
20
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 May 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2034 · High confidence
Tail Light for a Vehicle
US D952,202
Cited by 20 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Vehicle Suspension Element
US 9,290,231
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Headlamp for a Vehicle
US D838,883
Granted 2019. Computed term ends 2034.
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 Sep 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Vehicle Suspension Element (US 9,290,231) comes due Sep 22, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 22, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 1 largest of its 20 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Annular Lighting Fixture and Method for Illumination | 16 in force | to Nov 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,876,331 | Annular Lighting Fixture and Method for Illumination In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,192,061 | Annular Lighting Fixture and Method for Illumination In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,466,621 | Conversion of Vehicular Indicator Lights to Multi-Function Indicators In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,482,398 | Electronic Control Circuit for Lamps of a Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,588,997 | Devices and Methods for Controlling Vehicle Lights In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D807,545 | Motorcycle Taillight In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D807,546 | Motorcycle Taillight In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D808,050 | Motorcycle Taillight In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D814,673 | Motorcycle Taillight In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D824,553 | Motorcycle Taillight In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 35: 7 patents ended · 1 application 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.