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Foster-Miller, Inc.

70 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
9 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.

32
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
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When these terms end

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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 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sounding Kit (US 9,091,792) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 5 fees due Feb 4 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 4
  • 2 fees due Mar 17 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 17
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Remotely Controlled Packable Robot (US 10,471,589) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Respiration Sensing System (US 9,211,085) comes due Jun 15, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Assured Data Transfer for Full-Duplex Communication (US 10,574,427) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Wide Band Clear Air Scatter Doppler Radar (US 9,310,481) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 8,276,500Weapon Mount
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,866,250Vehicle Protection System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,900,548Protection System Including a Net
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,905,177Safe and Arm System for a Robot
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,087,339Armor System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,602,134Modular mobile robot
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,245,620Low Breaking Strength Vehicle and Structure Shield Net/Frame Arrangement
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,245,621Vehicle and Structure Shield
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,245,622Vehicle and Structure Shield Method
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,443,709Vehicle and Structure Shield Hard Point
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 70: 9 patents in force now held by others · 64 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 143 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.

12 abandoned · 5 no status recorded

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