Maintenance fees coming due

B&B Rail Tech, LLC

9 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 15, 2026, the next on Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 9,038,542	Tie Plate Separator and Method Thereof B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Sep 17, 2032 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Sep 17, 2032	High confidence
US 10,316,471	Tie Plate Separator and Method Thereof B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Dec 11, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 11, 2027 Term ends Sep 21, 2032 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Dec 11, 2026	Jun 11, 2027	Term ends Sep 21, 2032	High confidence
US 10,329,100	Tie Plate Straightener B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Dec 25, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 25, 2027 Term ends Mar 30, 2037 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Dec 25, 2026	Jun 25, 2027	Term ends Mar 30, 2037	High confidence
US 10,427,876	Tie Plate Separator and Method Thereof B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Apr 1, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Oct 1, 2027 Term ends Sep 1, 2032 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Apr 1, 2027	Oct 1, 2027	Term ends Sep 1, 2032	High confidence
US 11,772,903	Tie Plate Dispenser and Method Therefore B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Apr 3, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Oct 4, 2027 Term ends Oct 25, 2039 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Apr 3, 2027	Oct 4, 2027	Term ends Oct 25, 2039	High confidence
US 11,885,074	Tie Plate Dispenser and Method Therefore B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Jul 30, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jan 31, 2028 Term ends Jun 24, 2040 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Jul 30, 2027	Jan 31, 2028	Term ends Jun 24, 2040	High confidence
US 11,885,075	Tie Plate Orientation Device B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Jul 30, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jan 31, 2028 Term ends Jun 24, 2040 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Jul 30, 2027	Jan 31, 2028	Term ends Jun 24, 2040	High confidence
US 11,898,311	Railroad Tie Plate Distribution Apparatus and Method Therefore B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Aug 13, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Feb 14, 2028 Term ends Jun 6, 2039 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Aug 13, 2027	Feb 14, 2028	Term ends Jun 6, 2039	High confidence
US 9,328,465	Tie Plate Separator and Method Thereof B&B Rail Tech, LLC In force Fee due Nov 3, 2027 Lapses if unpaid May 3, 2028 Term ends Mar 23, 2032 · High confidence	B&B Rail Tech, LLC	In force	Nov 3, 2027	May 3, 2028	Term ends Mar 23, 2032	High confidence

9 of 9 patents shown. Soonest fee due date first, then patent number.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.