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Daniel Defense, LLC

50 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Ending by 2030
May 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 Nov 28, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Fixed Barrel Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil (US 10,302,380) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Suppressor Assembly for a Firearm (US 9,103,618) comes due Feb 11, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Firearm Configuration For Reducing Recoil (US 9,194,650) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 16 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 16
  • 1 fee due Sep 29, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods for Associating an Accessory with a Firearm (US 9,297,616) comes due Sep 29, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 29, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 D683,417Scalloped Hand Guard Rail
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,716,865Systems and Methods for Providing a Hand Guard and Accessory Mounting Device for a Firearm
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,234,809Systems and Methods for Installing a Hand Guard on a Firearm
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D722,355Firearm Sling Attachment Point
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D728,057Buttstock
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D728,726Pistol Grip with Trigger Guard
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,359,779Hand Guard Assembly for Securely Attaching to a Firearm
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,046,949Systems and Methods for Installing a Hand Guard on a Firearm
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D742,985Semi-automatic pistol
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D758,518Key Slot Rail Cover
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 50: 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 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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