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Douglas Machine Inc.

18 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
11 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 2 name spellings.

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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 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Auto changeover infeed assembly (US 10,351,355) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Aug 4 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 1 fee due Oct 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Auto film splicing assembly with film roll positioner (US 10,611,589) comes due Oct 7, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 7, 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 8,584,828Flexible retractable transfer device metering apparatus and methods
In force
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US 9,586,706Apparatus and methods for loading product into cases
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US 8,905,221Carton stacking apparatus and methods
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,266,632Split/splittable retail ready package
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,351,355Auto changeover infeed assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,611,589Auto film splicing assembly with film roll positioner
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,902,517Apparatus and method for a structurally resilient package
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,759,556Flexible jaws for vertical fill form and seal apparatus and methods of use
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 10,549,924Robotic article collation and metering assembly
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,383,863Robotic article handling system and operations
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 18: 11 patents in force now held by others · 23 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 37 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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