BHTC GmbH

12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (to 2024)

Ending by 2030

Dec 2032

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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 Oct 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and device for controlling an armature solenoid (US 11,961,665) comes due Oct 16, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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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 9,651,108	Latching device for a rotationally or translationally movable operator control element In force Term ends Dec 4, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,372,498	Rotary/push operating device for a human-machine interface In force Term ends Apr 16, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 16, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,614,522	Operating device for a vehicle component with a front wall associated with a capacitative proximity sensor In force Term ends May 31, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 31, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 10,864,821	Operating unit for a device, in particular for a vehicle component In force Term ends Apr 8, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 8, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 11,458,843	Operating unit for a device, in particular for a vehicle component In force Term ends Apr 28, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 28, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 11,016,571	Operator control unit for a device In force Term ends Jul 10, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 10, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 11,281,037	Display device having integrated, optically operating proximity sensor system In force Term ends Jul 12, 2038 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 12, 2038	From the USPTO record
US 12,103,387	Display Device, in Particular for a Vehicle In force Term ends Mar 19, 2040 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 19, 2040	High confidence
US 11,961,665	Method and device for controlling an armature solenoid In force Term ends Dec 11, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 12,554,166	Display Device, in Particular for a Vehicle, with Switchable Sharing and Private Modes In force Term ends Oct 6, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 6, 2042	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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Published applications

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