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Austin Engineering Limited

16 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
1 more in force is now held by another company
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 Dec 6, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Truck bodies (US 11,667,227) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vehicle tray (US 9,108,558) comes due Feb 18, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for A Bucket and a Ground Moving Apparatus Including the Bucket (US 11,952,740) comes due Oct 9, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 9,108,558Vehicle tray
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,707,809Article handling apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D909,277Tray for a truck
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D909,426Excavator bucket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D909,427Excavator bucket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D909,428Upper section of an excavator bucket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D909,429Upper section of an excavator bucket
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D944,175Tray for a truck
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D957,987Truck tray
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D1,036,352Tray for a truck
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 16: 1 patent in force now held by others · 6 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.

1 pending · 1 no status recorded

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