DHL AG

26 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Jul 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 Jan 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device for Alignment of Packages (US 11,708,223) comes due Jan 25, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 26, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Feb 18, 2027
1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Singulation of Parcels (US 10,501,269) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,813,524	Method for Processing Mailings Comprising Wrong Recipient Addresses In force Term ends Jul 24, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 24, 2027	High confidence
US 8,112,792	Network Node and Method for Providing Internet Services on Internet Marketplaces In force Term ends May 18, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 18, 2028	High confidence
US 8,589,310	Method for Delivering and Retrieving Return Deliveries to and from an Electronic Parcel Deposit Box Facility In force Term ends Oct 27, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 27, 2028	High confidence
US 8,368,511	Method for Monitoring a Package, Sentinel Indicator System and Logistics System In force Term ends May 14, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 14, 2029	High confidence
US 8,459,532	Folded Box for Transport of Cylindrical Articles In force Term ends Aug 13, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 13, 2029	High confidence
US 8,301,295	Method and Arrangement of Devices for Processing Mail Items Addressed to Post Office Box Systems Within a Postal Transportation and Mail Distriburion System In force Term ends Aug 26, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 26, 2029	High confidence
US 8,825,741	Method for the Creation of an Intelligent Document, and Device for Carrying Out Said Method In force Term ends Oct 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2029	High confidence
US 8,019,634	Method for Transporting Physical Objects, Transportation System and Transportation Means In force Term ends Dec 6, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 6, 2029	High confidence
US 8,477,345	Method for Producing a Label, Computer Program Product, Network Node and System for Carrying Out the Method In force Term ends Apr 3, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 3, 2030	High confidence
US 9,111,467	Sealing system for sealing of doors of transport vehicles with door specific seals In force Term ends Mar 16, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 16, 2031	From the USPTO record

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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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