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Field Controls, LLC

19 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
2 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 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 Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vent proving system (US 10,386,093) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Flue Damper with a Drainage Port (US 11,885,493) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Whole house ventilation system (US 9,322,568) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 7,757,686Vent assembly for combustion gases generated by an appliance
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,484,934Method and apparatus for propelling an intercepted fluid
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,113,823Apparatus and method for controlling a damper in a gas-fired appliance
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,386,093Vent proving system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,262,102Vent proving system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,322,568Whole house ventilation system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,828,111Collapsible filter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,958,184Vent proving system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,581,355Motor/Damper Assembly for Fuel-Fired Water Heater
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,161,631Self-powered damper system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 19: 2 patents in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 22 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 · 6 no status recorded

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