Frantz Design Incorporated

13 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Mar 2031

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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 Apr 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Thermoplastic Dental Appliance System and Method (US 11,793,668) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and System for Homogeneous Dental Appliance (US 11,857,456) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Sep 17, 2027
The maintenance fee for System and method for treating sleep apnea while straightening teeth (US 10,588,715) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 11,793,668	Thermoplastic Dental Appliance System and Method In force Term ends Mar 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 29, 2031	High confidence
US 12,515,414	Methods and System for a Homogeneous Dental Appliance In force Term ends Mar 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 29, 2031	High confidence
US 12,636,181	Adjustable Thermoplastic Dental Appliance System and Method In force Term ends Mar 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 29, 2031	High confidence
US 10,179,063	Method for Vacuum-Forming Dental Appliance In force Term ends Jul 8, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 8, 2031	High confidence
US 8,882,497	Method and Apparatus for Vacuum-Formed Dental Appliance In force Term ends Jul 13, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2031	High confidence
US 11,857,456	Method and System for Homogeneous Dental Appliance In force Term ends Jan 12, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 12, 2032	High confidence
US 11,419,751	Thermoplastic Dental Appliance System and Method In force Term ends Mar 13, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2032	High confidence
US 11,109,998	Method and Apparatus for Vacuum-Formed Dental Appliance In force Term ends Apr 26, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 26, 2032	High confidence
US 11,357,661	Method for Vacuum-Forming Dental Appliance In force Term ends Jul 16, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2032	High confidence
US 10,123,901	Method and Apparatus for Vacuum-Formed Dental Appliance In force Term ends Jul 23, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 23, 2033	High confidence

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