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132 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
8 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 2 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 Nov 30, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Holding apparatus for a slip ring unit, slip ring bridge, slip ring unit, electric machine, and wind turbine (US 11,664,709) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Dec 4 to 11, 2026 · next Dec 4
  • 3 fees due Jan 4 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 4
  • 5 fees due Feb 6 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 6
  • 3 fees due Mar 3 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 3
  • 5 fees due Apr 3 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 3
  • 1 fee due May 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Annular rotor for an electric machine (US 9,197,116) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jun 10 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 10
  • 2 fees due Jul 16 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 16
  • 5 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 4 fees due Sep 1 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 2 fees due Oct 14 to 16, 2027 · next Oct 14
  • 1 fee due Nov 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Planetary gear with improved planet gear carrier support (US 10,648,542) comes due Nov 12, 2027. Unpaid by May 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 4 terms have ended 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 8,555,747Air cooled gear housing
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,174,160Group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, a stator arrangement, a generator, and wind turbine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,093,777Group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, a stator arrangement, a generator, and wind turbine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D769,952Gear
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,106,109Generator
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,591,371Planetary gear mechanism for a wind power plant
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,276,446Active part of an electrical machine having inclined coils in the winding head area
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,591,368Drive system for a wind turbine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,091,327Device system for a wind turbine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,197,116Annular rotor for an electric machine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 132: 8 patents in force now held by others · 46 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 9 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.

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