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38 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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.
  • 4 fees due Dec 4 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 4
  • 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method of controlling a touch-surface control device and corresponding control device (US 9,170,729) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 3 to 5, 2027 · next May 3
  • 2 fees due Jun 8 to 17, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 1 fee due Jul 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Display device for motor vehicle (US 10,537,033) comes due Jul 14, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Control Device with Sensory Feedback (US 10,572,022) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Actuator of a tactile interface module, tactile interface module and method for generating haptic feedback (US 10,620,703) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 8,058,577Touch-sensitive surface activation device for the controls of a vehicle
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US 8,390,422Electric control device for an automobile
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,106,325Electric control device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,564,554Method for controlling a touch surface control device and electric touch surface control device including means for implementing said method
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,170,729Method of controlling a touch-surface control device and corresponding control device
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,176,583Method for haptic feedback control
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,880,732Method for detecting an angular variation of a control path on a touch surface and corresponding control module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,797,153Rotary control device with haptic feedback
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,773,363Control module for an automotive vehicle using a touch sensor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,205,745Touch sensitive control device for a motor vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 38: 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 12 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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