Balluff GmbH
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.
Recorded under 3 name spellings.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2030
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When these terms end
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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 30, 2026The maintenance fee for Inductive sensor device for determining a longitudinal position of a moveable object along a sensitive axis of the sensor device and method for operating a sensor device of this kind (US 11,662,225) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Dec 2 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 2
- 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027The maintenance fee for Magnetostrictive path-measuring device having a plurality of measuring sections and a time control device, and method for operating such a magnetostrictive path-measuring device (US 10,352,735) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027The maintenance fee for Method for operating an absolute measuring position detection system having a single-track magnetic code object (US 11,747,129) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 1, 2027The maintenance fee for Use of an IO link for linking field devices (US 10,430,359) comes due Apr 1, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 1, 2027, it lapses early.
- 4 fees due May 5 to 19, 2027 · next May 5
- 1 fee due Jul 14, 2027The maintenance fee for Proximity sensor and method for measuring the distance from an object (US 10,534,077) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and device for detecting the edge of an object (US 11,906,284) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 12 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 12
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 3 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 8,936,200 | Method for injection moulding an external housing of an object, object and apparatus for injection moulding In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,587,329 | Circuit arrangement for determination of a measuring capacitance In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,274,274 | Position/displacement measuring system In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,046,392 | Displacement measuring apparatus In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,182,213 | Path measuring apparatus with multiple measuring paths In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,981,766 | Position/Displacement Measuring System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,127,163 | Control device for controlling a safety device, and use of an IO link for transmission of a safety protocol to a safety device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,595,807 | Circuit arrangement for operating laser diode In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,863,611 | Signal column In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,209,097 | Inductive displacement measuring sensor and method for operating the latter In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 62: 1 patent in force now held by others · 48 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 22 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
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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.
10 pending · 16 no status recorded