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Crayola LLC

124 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 26, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Moldable sand compositions and methods for making the same (US 9,039,481) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Bubble-blowing apparatus (US 9,089,785) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 18 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 18
  • 2 fees due Mar 5 to 10, 2027 · next Mar 5
  • 2 fees due Apr 13 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 13
  • 8 fees due May 10 to 24, 2027 · next May 10
  • 1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Marker opener (US 11,840,113) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Color-Change and Erasable Writing Compositions, Writing Instruments, and Systems (US 11,866,603) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Putty and putty base compounds and methods of making thereof (US 11,891,484) comes due Aug 6, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 7, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 22 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 22
  • 3 fees due Oct 26 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 26
  • 2 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has 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 7,556,691Spin art apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,793,419Cutting and forming tool assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,921,569Tool assembly apparatus having a recessed tip and a method for its use
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,866,074Collapsible freestanding drawing board
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,980,387Telescoping case
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,815,723Water-based ink system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,727,319Water-based ink system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D730,448Marker cap
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,913,913Selectively illuminating marking apparatus and method for its use
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,210,075Non linear cutting apparatus and method for its use
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 124: 4 patents in force now held by others · 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 100 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.

6 pending · 6 abandoned · 28 no status recorded

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