1 patent currently held
188 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.
2 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2034. from the record
Of the 188 now held by other companies, 128 name Airbus Helicopters as their current owner, and 60 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2034
Next term end
1
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends May 2031 · High confidence
Cited by 51 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.
now held by Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
Also notable
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence
Cited by 57 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by Airbus Helicopters
Also notable
Ends Nov 2035 · High confidence
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Airbus Helicopters
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Anti-Erosion Structure for Aircrafts | 1 in force | to Nov 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Showing 1 to 1 of 1
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 9,981,739 | Anti-Erosion Structure for Aircrafts held by Airbus Group SAS and Eurocopter In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 188 patents in force now held by others · 383 patents ended · 58 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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