340 patents currently held

8 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.

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

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Jan 2027

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313

Patent families

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notable patents fee due within 90 days 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. 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

Axle Assembly Having a Gear Reduction Unit and an Interaxle Differential Unit US 10,364,872

Cited by 24 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Oct 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Method for Forming a Cooling Jacket for an Electric Motor US 8,161,643

Cited by 25 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends Apr 2028 · Medium confidence Also notable

Axle Assembly Having a Rotor Bearing Assembly US 11,001,140

Cited by 7 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2040.

Ends Jan 2040 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Vehicle Front Suspension System US 10,589,797

Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.

now held by Nikola Corporation

Ends Nov 2036 · Medium confidence

Also notable

Gas Spring with Integrated Lead Screw Drive US 8,118,285

Cited by 29 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2026.

now held by Strongarm, LLC

Ends Dec 2026 · 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.

6 fees due Nov 16 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 16
15 fees due Dec 2 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 2
9 fees due Jan 7 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 7
11 fees due Feb 4 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 4
7 fees due Mar 1 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 1
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8 fees due May 14 to 28, 2027 · next May 14
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5 fees due Aug 11 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 11
6 fees due Sep 8 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 8
4 fees due Oct 9 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 9
7 fees due Nov 3 to 14, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

Nov 2Assignment recorded on 1 record: Grunwald, Silvia to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC Recorded Nov 2, 2026, executed Oct 29, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76595, frame 562.
Oct 1Assignment recorded on US 12,624,752: Hayes, Brian David to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC Recorded Oct 1, 2026, executed Sep 25, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76218, frame 15.
4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
6 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 313 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Axle Assembly Having a Rotor Bearing Assembly	3 in force	to Jan 2040
Axle Assembly Having a Gear Reduction Unit and an Interaxle Differential Unit	3 in force	to Oct 2037
Axle Beam	2 in force	to Nov 2043
Axle Assembly Having a Lubricant Deflector	2 in force	to Aug 2042
Axle Assembly Having a Differential Brake	2 in force	to Apr 2042

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,604,020	Breather Assembly In force Term ends Jan 28, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 28, 2027	High confidence
US 7,690,664	Pneumatic Slider Suspension Locking Pin System In force Term ends Feb 1, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 1, 2027	High confidence
US 7,530,912	Driveline Motor with Planetary Gear System In force Term ends Feb 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 10, 2027	High confidence
US 7,614,629	King Pin Suspension Mount Adapter In force Term ends Sep 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 6, 2027	High confidence
US 7,736,238	Retained Needle Thrust Washer In force Term ends Nov 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 29, 2027	High confidence
US 7,819,411	Six Link Independent Suspension for a Drive Axle In force Term ends Jan 23, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 23, 2028	High confidence
US 7,665,746	Method of Mounting a King Pin at an End of a Hollow Axle In force Term ends Mar 3, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 3, 2028	High confidence
US 7,686,315	Wheel Drive Motor and Trailing Arm Suspension In force Term ends Mar 31, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2028	High confidence
US 8,161,643	Method for Forming a Cooling Jacket for an Electric Motor In force Term ends Apr 20, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 20, 2028	Medium confidence
US 7,604,248	Sliding Suspension Locking Pin System In force Term ends Jun 3, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 3, 2028	High confidence

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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.

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