13 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Sep 2031. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Sep 2031
Next term end
3
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 2 of the currently held patents qualify as notable.
Notable
Ends Sep 2031 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends no later than Jan 2034 · Medium confidence
Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine
US 8,979,522
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2031.
Grinder Assembly
US 12,213,490
Granted 2025. Too new for citation comparison; protection runs to 2034. 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.
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 2 largest of its 3 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Fiber orienting technology | 11 in force | to Feb 2033 |
| Grinder Assembly | 1 in force | to Jan 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,979,522 | Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,173,412 | Venturi effect technology on a food product molding machine In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 9,604,223 | Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,609,879 | Venturi Effect Technology on a Food Product Molding Machine In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,713,341 | Food patty In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,168,204 | Fiber orienting technology for a fill plate In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 12,239,147 | Formed food product In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,089,242 | Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,022,772 | Fiber Orienting Technology for a Fill Plate In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,161,549 | Fiber orienting technology for a breather plate In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 13: 1 application pending · 2 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.
6 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
2 computed term dates come from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.