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39 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 4 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 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mower with folding frame (US 10,334,780) comes due Jan 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 2, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Feb 8 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 1 fee due Mar 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Lockable device for disabling a control lever (US 10,414,374) comes due Mar 17, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rollover protection apparatus (US 10,442,385) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Lever-actuated operator protection apparatus (US 10,493,939) comes due Jun 3, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 2 to 7, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 3 fees due Aug 6 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Stand-On Mower with Winged Deck (US 10,631,459) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Nov 3 to 5, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

  • 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 7,740,091Drive wheel steering system for lawnmower
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,665,284Belt drive for lawn mowers
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,856,799Belt drive for lawn mowers
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,327,632Translating cargo bed
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,905,434Rollover protection apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,327,670Rollover protection apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,724,658Control system for a terrain working vehicle having an operator protection apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,198,408Control system for a terrain working vehicle having an operator protection apparatus
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,247,627Deployable operator protection apparatus with an over-center linkage
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,528,924Rollover Protection System
In force (reinstated)
 · High confidence
In force (reinstated)High confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 39: 13 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 109 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.

5 pending · 2 no status recorded

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