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122 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
34 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.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

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When these terms end

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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.
  • 2 fees due Dec 9 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 9
  • 2 fees due Jan 2 to 16, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 1 fee due Feb 13, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mailbox system having a removable mailbox (US 10,376,084) comes due Feb 13, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 19 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 19
  • 5 fees due Apr 1 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 2 fees due May 7 to 12, 2027 · next May 7
  • 2 fees due Jun 5 to 10, 2027 · next Jun 5
  • 2 fees due Jul 23 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 23
  • 4 fees due Aug 4 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 3 fees due Sep 3 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 2 fees due Oct 19 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 19
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Actuating conveyor (US 10,647,520) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 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 7,913,898Collecting container, in particular for collecting packages
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,053,643Sealing system for sealing of doors of transport vehicles
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,268,312Changing the operating mode of an electronic device associated with a transport unit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,319,837Creation of a geofence based on movement data and a digital map
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,014,978Upgrading Location-Related Data
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,858,505Identification of packing units
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,600,941Method and arrangement for transporting cuboidal items
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,278,762Unit load device vertical unload system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D844,300Shirt
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,531,675Device, system and method for supporting the setting up of a local area network
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 122: 34 patents in force now held by others · 28 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 7 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.

20 pending · 16 abandoned · 76 no status recorded

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