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42 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 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.
  • 1 fee due Nov 19, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Direct vehicle body locking sensor apparatus and method (US 9,032,609) comes due Nov 19, 2026. Unpaid by May 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 20, 2027
  • 1 fee due Mar 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Modular reconfigurable vehicle assembly pallet (US 10,421,582) comes due Mar 24, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Apr 6 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 6
  • 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Assembly material logistics system and methods (US 11,905,114) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Wire guides for plasma transferred wire arc processes (US 10,604,830) comes due Sep 30, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transport System and Methods (US 10,640,297) comes due Nov 5, 2027. Unpaid by May 5, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 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 7,784,665Single retainer mounted riser
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,677,428Motor vehicle body framing apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,620,467Method and apparatus for assembling a complex product in a parallel process system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,651,358Single geometry palletized framing system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,308,048Robotic high density welding body shop
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,474,683Robotic high density welding body shop
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,733,617Robotic high density welding body shop
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,896,217Welding station framing apparatus with breakaway provision
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,802,664High density welding
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,201,723Robotic high density welding body shop
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 42: 4 patents in force now held by others · 20 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 32 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.

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