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84 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
85 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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 14 to 19, 2026 · next Nov 14
  • 1 fee due Dec 4, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Cutting Element Incorporating a Cutting Body and Sleeve and an Earth-Boring Tool Including the Cutting Element (US 10,309,157) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jan 2 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 1 fee due Feb 4, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cutter structures, inserts comprising same and method for making same (US 9,095,918) comes due Feb 4, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Microwave power delivery system for plasma reactors (US 9,142,389) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Apr 1 to 15, 2027 · next Apr 1
  • 2 fees due Jul 12, 2027
  • 3 fees due Aug 2 to 16, 2027 · next Aug 2
  • 3 fees due Sep 22 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 22
  • 4 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Pick tool and assembly comprising same (US 9,334,731) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 5 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 8,340,341Coated speaker dome
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,567,506Method for manufacturing encapsulated superhard material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D735,784Mill tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D735,785Mill tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D736,279Mill tool
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D736,283Chisel holder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,555,387Method for manufacturing encapsulated superhard material
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,969,860Polycrystalline diamond
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,574,535Diamond
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,394,592Hard-metal body
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 84: 85 patents in force now held by others · 42 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 31 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.

2 pending · 1 abandoned · 33 no status recorded

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