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16 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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.

Ending by 2030

Apr 2027

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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 Dec 9, 2026
The maintenance fee for Light Fixture with Inner and Outer Trough Reflectors (US 9,052,083) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
The maintenance fee for System for and Method of Installing an Exterior-Mounted Light Bar Underneath a Factory-Installed Rear Spoiler on a Vehicle Liftgate (US 10,442,344) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jul 9 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 9

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Recent changes

6 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D680,253	Flared Visor In force Term ends Apr 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 16, 2027	High confidence
US D689,785	Control for Siren and Light Bar In force Term ends Sep 17, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 17, 2027	High confidence
US D742,269	Dual Level Low-Profile Light Bar with Optional Speaker In force Term ends Nov 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 3, 2029	High confidence
US D742,270	Single Level Low-Profile Light Bar with Optional Speaker In force Term ends Nov 3, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 3, 2029	High confidence
US D748,598	Speaker for a Light Bar In force Term ends Feb 2, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 2, 2030	High confidence
US 9,052,083	Light Fixture with Inner and Outer Trough Reflectors In force Term ends Feb 7, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 7, 2032	High confidence
US 8,540,406	Solar Light Bar In force Term ends Mar 22, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 22, 2032	High confidence
US 8,963,705	Wireless Control and Coordination of Light Bar and Siren In force Term ends Nov 30, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 30, 2032	High confidence
US 9,409,512	Beacon with Illuminated LEDs Array Boards Connected In force Term ends Apr 19, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 19, 2033	High confidence
US D853,875	Warning Light In force Term ends Jul 16, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2034	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 16: 1 patent in force now held by others · 12 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 49 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.

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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.

9 abandoned

Showing 1 to 9 of 9, newest filing first. An application has no patent term. A term is computed when and if it grants, and appears on that patent's own page.

Application	Title	Filed	Status
13/828,796	Night Safety Warning Apparatus and Method Having Illuminated Inflatable Column	Mar 14, 2013	Abandoned
13/796,030	Light Bar Exterior Cable Junction Box	Mar 12, 2013	Abandoned
13/794,154	Gesture Control for Electronic Safety Devices	Mar 11, 2013	Abandoned
13/690,515	Wireless Control and Coordination of Light Bar and Siren	Nov 30, 2012	Abandoned
13/680,168	Light Bar	Nov 19, 2012	Abandoned
13/651,736	Beacon with Flashing and Continuously Illuminated LEDs	Oct 15, 2012	Abandoned
13/593,003	Light Head with Phosphor Impregnated Light Optic and Method	Aug 23, 2012	Abandoned
13/478,863	Programmable Control for Siren and Lights	May 23, 2012	Abandoned
13/473,389	Universal Light Module for Exterior Side Rear View Mirror of Vehicle	May 16, 2012	Abandoned