Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
6 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.
Recorded under 4 name spellings.
11
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
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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 Nov 23, 2026The maintenance fee for Takeoff/Landing Stability Augmentation by Active Wind Gust Sensing (US 11,656,632) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Dec 4 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 2 fees due Jan 4 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 2 fees due Feb 1 to 15, 2027 · next Feb 1
- 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Monitoring an Environment for Objects Left by Individuals (US 11,763,660) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 10 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 2 fees due May 7 to 14, 2027 · next May 7
- 6 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 4 fees due Jul 7 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 7
- 5 fees due Aug 4 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 1 fee due Sep 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Autonomous Package Delivery System (US 10,599,138) comes due Sep 24, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 24, 2028, it lapses early.
- 8 fees due Oct 2 to 23, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Aircrew Automation System and Method (US 10,642,270) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,559,191 | Ducted Spinner for Engine Cooling In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D712,310 | Top hook aircraft In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,516,818 | High altitude combustion system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,991,750 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,967,527 | Modular Miniature Unmanned Aircraft with Vectored-Thrust Control In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,951,086 | Modular Miniature Unmanned Aircraft with Vectored-Thrust Control In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,038,090 | System and Method for the Retrieval of a Smaller Unmanned Aerial Vehicle by a Larger Unmanned Aerial Vehicle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,225,613 | High Altitude Combustion System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D760,848 | Payload aircraft In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,061,646 | Wing Tip Docking System for Aircraft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 216: 6 patents in force now held by others · 29 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 11 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.
11 pending · 13 abandoned · 24 no status recorded