Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.
7 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.
16
Ending by 2030
Dec 2028
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 Mar 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Beverage dispensing machine with touch screen interface for calibrating beverage size (US 10,407,292) comes due Mar 10, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 10, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 15 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 15
- 1 fee due May 24, 2027The maintenance fee for Ultraviolet Disinfecting Device for Food and Beverage Dispensers (US 9,192,191) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Nozzle with isolation porting (US 10,494,246) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 13, 2027The maintenance fee for Chilled N2 infused beverage dispensing system to prepare and dispense a chilled N2 infused beverage (US 11,897,748) comes due Aug 13, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 14, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Sep 1 to 15, 2027 · next Sep 1
Recent changes
- 2 terms have 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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,931,382 | Illuminated beverage dispensing devices In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,762,431 | Refrigerated liquid product dispenser In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,152,029 | Pump dispenser with bypass back flow In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,272,536 | Beverage dispensing apparatus with butterfly plates and a molded O-ring retainer In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,588,608 | ADA enabled touch screen interface for a beverage dispensing machine In force (reinstated) · From the USPTO record | In force (reinstated) | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,993,049 | Turntable for on-demand mixing and distributing of a food product In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 7,988,018 | Sliding and tilting heated fluid dispenser having an insulated product package roller and holder In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,457,537 | Touch screen interface for a beverage dispensing machine In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,622,615 | Touch screen interface for a beverage dispensing machine In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,033,430 | Pot-type heated fluid dispenser In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 59: 7 patents in force now held by others · 18 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 58 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.
2 pending · 9 no status recorded