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Bühler AG

123 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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.

Recorded under 6 name spellings.

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Ending by 2030
Apr 2027
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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 23 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 23
  • 3 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 2 fees due Feb 22 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 22
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device and method for separating feedstock into at least one light material fraction and a heavy material fraction (US 9,138,780) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Hydraulic device for a die casting machine (US 11,794,239) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due May 5 to 24, 2027 · next May 5
  • 2 fees due Jun 5 to 22, 2027 · next Jun 5
  • 3 fees due Jul 2 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 3 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 4 fees due Sep 12 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 12
  • 4 fees due Oct 12 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 12
  • 2 fees due Nov 10 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 10

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Recent changes

  • 7 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,104,699Process and device for dehusking cereal grains
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,360,658Bearing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D684,811Batch mixer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,146,749Plan sifter and drive for a plan sifter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,215,878Production of articles with varying content of additives
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,179,704Method for roasting and surface-pasteurization of foods products
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,528,616Adhesive tape application device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D735,257Grain separator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,607,988Screening machine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,502,119Travel drive
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 123: 8 patents in force now held by others · 81 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 202 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.

19 pending · 13 abandoned · 60 no status recorded

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