62 patents currently held

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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notable patents fee due within 90 days 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. 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

Device for Emptying Transport Bags Conveyed in a Suspended Manner US 11,267,658

Cited by 4 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2022 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Apr 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Device and Method for Turning, Opening and Filling Transport Bags Conveyed in a Suspended Manner US 11,084,658

Cited by 13 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Jan 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Method for Filling the Pockets of a Transport Device in the Form of a Suspension Conveyor and Device for Carrying Out Said Method US 10,336,548

The earliest of the three still in force, granted 2019 and renewed since. Its term ends first, in 2036. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.

Ends no later than Jan 2036 · Medium confidence

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.

3 fees due Nov 16 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 16
1 fee due Dec 18, 2026
The maintenance fee for Method for Opening a Transport Pocket Suspended on a Carriage as Well as a Pocket Opening Device for Performing the Method (US 10,322,887) comes due Dec 18, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jan 2 to 23, 2027 · next Jan 2
3 fees due Mar 3 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 3
1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Devices and Installations for the Automated Storage and Commissioning of Goods and Methods for Operating Such Devices and Installations (US 11,772,898) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 3, 2027
2 fees due Jul 21 to 23, 2027 · next Jul 21
1 fee due Aug 4, 2027
The maintenance fee for Conveying Facility (US 10,549,929) comes due Aug 4, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 4, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Running Rail and Method for Producing Such a Running Rail (US 10,584,447) comes due Sep 10, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 10, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Device for Loading and Unloading Rail-Guided Suspended Conveyor Systems (US 10,633,195) comes due Oct 28, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 28, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for An Appliance for Charging Transport Pockets (US 10,647,523) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 51 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Device and Method for Loading Packaging Units into a Transport Container	3 in force	to May 2043
Device for Emptying Transport Bags Conveyed in a Suspended Manner	3 in force	to Apr 2038
Gripper Part	3 in force	to Jan 2027
Storage Device for Storing Transport Units	2 in force	to Oct 2041
Transport Bag for Suspended Conveyor Systems	2 in force	to Aug 2040

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D671,294	Gripper Part In force Term ends Nov 20, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 20, 2026	High confidence
US D672,115	Gripper Part In force Term ends Dec 4, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2026	High confidence
US D674,983	Gripper In force Term ends Jan 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 22, 2027	High confidence
US 8,398,064	Apparatus for, and Method of, Inserting Flat Objects into a Folded Printed Product In force Term ends Aug 10, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 10, 2029	High confidence
US 8,925,713	Method for Operating a Processing System, in Which Product Units Having Different Product Characteristics Are Processed In force Term ends Oct 3, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 3, 2031	High confidence
US 9,033,140	Conveying Chain for a Conveying Device In force Term ends Dec 23, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 23, 2031	High confidence
US 8,899,403	Method for Operating a Transport Device and Transport Device for Implementing the Method In force Term ends Jul 5, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 5, 2033	High confidence
US 10,301,114	Transport Device, in Particular in the Form of a Suspension Conveyor In force Term ends Jan 7, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 7, 2036	High confidence
US 10,336,548	Method for Filling the Pockets of a Transport Device in the Form of a Suspension Conveyor and Device for Carrying Out Said Method In force Ends no later than Jan 7, 2036 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jan 7, 2036	Medium confidence
US 10,399,779	Carriage for a Conveyor, in Particular for a Gravity Conveyor, Conveying System, and Method for Operating a Conveying System In force Term ends Apr 25, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 25, 2036	High confidence

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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.

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