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78 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

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

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Dec 2026

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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 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device for the Treatment of Water, in Particular a Filter Device, and Cartridge (US 9,084,952) comes due Jan 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 21, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Use in Manufacturing a Filter Element (US 9,227,367) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 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 D672,187	Liquid Dispensing Apparatus for Use in Preparing Flavored Beverages In force Term ends Dec 11, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 11, 2026	High confidence
US 7,722,766	Filter Cartridge Including a Snap-On Rim Connector In force Term ends Jan 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 29, 2027	High confidence
US 9,023,205	Filter Cartridge In force Term ends Jan 29, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 29, 2027	High confidence
US D686,692	Filter Disk In force Term ends Jul 23, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2027	High confidence
US D686,693	Filter Disk In force Term ends Jul 23, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2027	High confidence
US 7,905,144	Measuring Device, and Conductivity Measuring Device, for Determining Flow Capacities of Electroconductive Liquids, Measuring Element, and Method. In force Term ends Jan 19, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 19, 2028	High confidence
US 8,153,002	Device for Treating Water, Particularly a Filtration Device, and Cartridge In force Term ends Oct 30, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 30, 2028	High confidence
US D725,425	Carafe Assembly In force Term ends Mar 31, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2029	High confidence
US D725,427	Carafe In force Term ends Mar 31, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2029	High confidence
US D725,955	Carafe with Lid In force Term ends Apr 7, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 7, 2029	High confidence

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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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