85 patents currently held
1 more in force is now held by another company
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
48
Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
34
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2027 · High confidence
Continuously Variable Transmission
US 7,762,919
Cited by 209 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Continuously Variable Transmission
US 10,208,840
Cited by 71 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.
Electromotive Drives
US 7,727,101
Cited by 141 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
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 6 to 18, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 1 fee due Jan 7, 2027The maintenance fee for Continuously Variable Transmission (US 9,074,674) comes due Jan 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 7, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Balanced Split Sun Assemblies with Integrated Differential Mechanisms, and Variators and Drive Trains Including Balanced Split Sun Assemblies (US 10,400,872) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027The maintenance fee for Passive Calibration Of A Mechatronic Device Mated To A Continuously Variable Planetary (CVP) Hub (US 11,906,018) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Sep 8 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 8
- 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Infinitely Variable Transmissions, Continuously Variable Transmissions, Methods, Assemblies, Subassemblies, and Components Therefor (US 10,634,224) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 34 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Continuously Variable Transmission (2005) | 6 in force | to May 2029 |
| Continuously Variable Transmission (2010) | 5 in force | to Jun 2031 |
| Systems and Methods for Control of Transmission And/Or Prime Mover | 5 in force | to Dec 2030 |
| Reversible Variable Drives and Systems and Methods for Control in Forward and Reverse Directions | 4 in force | to Feb 2040 |
| Systems and Methods for Automatic Configuration and Automatic Calibration of Continuously Variable Transmissions and Bicycles Having Continuously Variable Transmissions | 4 in force | to Jun 2036 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,709,138 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,711,869 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,341,246 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,727,101 | Electromotive Drives In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,871,353 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,086,145 | Clamping Force Generator In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,726,282 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,036,453 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,454,303 | Continuously Variable Transmission In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,328,807 | Systems and Methods for Control of Transmission And/Or Prime Mover In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 85: 1 patent in force now held by others · 162 patents ended · 4 applications pending · 26 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.