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112 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
12 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.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 Nov 23, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Microporous battery separators including polyolefin layer and non-woven layer with alkylbenzene sulfonic acid lithium salt surfactant, lithium batteries utilizing the same, and methods of manufacture of the same (US 11,658,333) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Dec 25, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Multilayer microporous separators for lithium ion secondary batteries and related methods (US 10,333,125) comes due Dec 25, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 25, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jan 9 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 9
  • 4 fees due Feb 8 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 3 fees due Apr 10 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 10
  • 2 fees due May 7 to 14, 2027 · next May 7
  • 1 fee due Jun 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Separators, batteries, systems, vehicles, and related methods (US 11,833,763) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 23 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 23
  • 2 fees due Aug 11 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 11
  • 3 fees due Sep 1 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 4 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

  • 4 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 3 terms have ended 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,818,899Co-extruded, multi-layered battery separator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,166,166Membrane made of a blend of UHMW polyolefins
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,563,256Method of Making a Microporous Material
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,570,727Battery separator with Z-direction stability
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,794,511Battery separator for lithium polymer battery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,662,510X-ray sensitive battery separator and a method for detecting the position of a separator in a battery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,003,058Method of making a co-extruded, multi-layered battery separator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,179,469Biaxially Oriented Microporous Membrane
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,420,416Biaxially Oriented Microporous Membrane
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,274,068Methods related to X-ray sensitive battery separators
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 112: 12 patents in force now held by others · 20 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 90 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.

34 pending · 4 abandoned · 40 no status recorded

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