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43 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
4 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.
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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.
  • 2 fees due Jan 14 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 14
  • 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Aqueous metalworking fluids and methods for using the same (US 11,732,212) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Non-aqueous lubricant and fuel compositions comprising fatty acid esters of hydroxy-carboxylic acids, and uses thereof (US 9,127,232) comes due Mar 8, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 9 to 14, 2027 · next Oct 9

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Recent changes

  • 2 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,703,872Multiple function graft polymer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,327,818Apparatus and method for adding one or more additives to an engine lubricant
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,190,070Multiple-function dispersant graft polymer
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,080,120Uses and compositions
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,828,564Non-aqueous lubricant and fuel compositions comprising fatty acid esters of hydroxy-carboxylic acids, and uses thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,127,232Non-aqueous lubricant and fuel compositions comprising fatty acid esters of hydroxy-carboxylic acids, and uses thereof
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,603,954Graft Polymer and Related Methods and Compositions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,703,873Multiple Function Graft Polymer
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D815,169Engine component
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,116,912Container, method and control system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 43: 4 patents in force now held by others · 36 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 56 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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.

7 pending · 2 abandoned · 25 no status recorded

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