186 patents currently held
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.
The next term ends in Apr 2029. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Apr 2029
Next term end
124
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
Ends Sep 2041 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2041 · High confidence
Spacecraft with Increased Cargo Capacities, and Associated Systems and Methods
US 11,565,628
Cited by 7 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
Predicting and Correcting Trajectories
US 8,729,442
Cited by 46 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2032.
Spacecraft Multifunction Connecting Mechanisms Including Interchangeable Port Opening Docking Mechanisms, and Associated Systems and Methods
US 11,560,243
Cited by 6 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2041.
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 6 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 2 fees due Jan 14 to 18, 2027 · next Jan 14
- 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Ball Valve with Integral Seal Retraction (US 11,732,812) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
- 5 fees due Mar 12 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 12
- 2 fees due May 21, 2027
- 3 fees due Jun 19 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 19
- 5 fees due Jul 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 2 fees due Aug 6 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 6
- 3 fees due Sep 19 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 19
- 1 fee due Oct 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Spacecraft Device with Increased Cargo Capacities, and Associated Systems and Methods (US 11,945,406) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Nov 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System with Reactor Direct Drive of Cryocooler Turbine (US 11,975,870) comes due Nov 7, 2027. Unpaid by May 8, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- Oct 21Assignment recorded on 1 record: Enes, Aaron and 1 other to Blue Origin, LLC Recorded Oct 21, 2026, executed Oct 10, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76460, frame 606.
- Oct 2Assignment recorded on 1 record: Blue Origin, LLC to Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC Recorded Oct 2, 2026, executed Dec 31, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76631, frame 344.
- 21 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 124 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,855,087 | Floating Sheet Production Apparatus and Method held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,816,153 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Dislocation-Free Crystalline Sheet held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,064,071 | Floating Sheet Measurement Apparatus and Method held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 8,408,443 | Modular Friction Welding Head and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,894,016 | Bidirectional Control Surfaces for Use with High Speed Vehicles, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,991,767 | Control Surfaces for Use with High Speed Vehicles, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,876,059 | Bidirectional Control Surfaces for Use with High Speed Vehicles, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,518,911 | Control Surfaces for Use with High Speed Vehicles, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,408,497 | Launch Vehicles with Fixed and Deployable Deceleration Surfaces, And/Or Shaped Fuel Tanks, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,878,111 | Bidirectional Control Surfaces for Use with High Speed Vehicles, and Associated Systems and Methods held by Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 186: 1 patent in force now held by others · 1 patent ended · 158 applications pending · 10 applications abandoned. List them
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.