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Black & Decker Inc.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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1,764 patents currently held

23 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.
7 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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Ending by 2030
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Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Power Tool Having Rotary Input Control US 9,475,180
Cited by 1,039 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2016 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
Ends no later than Apr 2032 · Medium confidence Also notable
Fastening tool nail stop US 11,229,995
Cited by 50 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Dec 2033 · High confidence Also notable
Stator Assembly for a Brushless Motor in a Power Tool US 10,056,806
Cited by 89 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Oct 2033 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 1,145 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Power Tool System33 in forceto Aug 2035
Hole Cutter with Axially-Elongated Aperture Defining Multiple Fulcrums23 in forceto Sep 2036
Controlled Power Fade for Battery Powered Devices14 in forceto Feb 2034
Stator Assembly for a Brushless Motor in a Power Tool13 in forceto Nov 2033
Tool Bit Container12 in forceto Jul 2039

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 7,497,886Dust Extraction for Power Tools
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,651,078Clamping And/Or Spreading Tool
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D673,436Drill
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D673,437Drill Driver
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,445,054Ram for Powered Hammer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D674,677Drill
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D675,072Hedge Trimmer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D675,074String Trimmer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D675,077Jigsaw
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D675,388Vacuum
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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