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53 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
18 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.
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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 Jan 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Computer-assisted design method comprising a modelling step (US 10,354,020) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Optimised aircraft cabin layout (US 9,162,766) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 11 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 11
  • 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Pre-polymerized thermosetting composite part and methods for making such a part (US 10,576,692) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,909,225Friction-stir tool with form-adaptable shoulder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,703,718Aircraft cabin arrangement and storage unit
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,770,845Double module for aircraft passenger(s)
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,712,704Arrangement of seats and baggage compartments in an aircraft cabin
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,011,618Storage device for baggage for an aircraft cabin
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,883,055Pivoting baggage rack intended for an aircraft cabin
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,003,085Aircraft communication system comprising an aircraft terminal and a portable resource
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,856,277System enabling communication between an aircraft-based computer network and a ground-based computer network
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 7,942,367Rest compartment for an aircraft pilot
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,226,031Luggage locker and associated door which are intended in particular for an aircraft
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 53: 18 patents in force now held by others · 64 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 23 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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