Blendtec, Inc.

26 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Nov 2029

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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 Jan 23, 2027
The maintenance fee for Blending jar with scraper apparatus (US 10,357,131) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Blending apparatus and methods (US 11,779,158) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due May 10 to 17, 2027 · next May 10
1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Blending Systems and Methods with Blade Assembly Dampening (US 10,493,412) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method for making a mixing blade for blending apparatus (US 10,537,968) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 D742,172	Blender Jar with Internal Ribs In force Term ends Nov 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 3, 2029	High confidence
US D761,615	Mixer In force Term ends Jul 19, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 19, 2030	High confidence
US 9,989,293	Ice Dispensing and Metering System and Methods In force Term ends Oct 11, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 11, 2030	High confidence
US 10,537,968	Method for making a mixing blade for blending apparatus In force Term ends Oct 11, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 11, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,179,801	Liquid Level Detection and Autonomous Calibration for Self-Serve Blending Apparatus and Method In force Term ends Oct 12, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2030	High confidence
US 9,770,133	Blending Jar with Scraper Apparatus and Methods In force Term ends May 18, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 18, 2031	High confidence
US 10,357,131	Blending jar with scraper apparatus In force Ends no later than May 18, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than May 18, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 10,071,448	Method for Making a Mixing Blade for Blending Apparatus In force Term ends Jul 6, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 6, 2031	High confidence
US 8,881,952	Ice Dispensing and Metering System and Methods In force Term ends Nov 16, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 16, 2031	High confidence
US D791,541	Blending jar In force Term ends Jul 11, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 11, 2032	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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

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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.

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