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208 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

Previously recorded as Fujitsu General Limited (to 2026)

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  • 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Outdoor Unit of Air Conditioner (US 10,386,083) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
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  • 3 fees due Nov 7, 2027

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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 8,917,007Axial Gap Motor with Magnetically Securely Coupled Stator Cores and Pump Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,519,586Molded Motor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,506,661Duct Type Air Conditioner
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,353,957Refrigerant Distribution Unit for Air Conditioner
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,881,543Duct Type Air Conditioner
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,664,825Molded Motor
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,689,578Refrigerant Distribution Unit for Air Conditioner
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D801,940Remote Controller for Air Conditioner
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,316,233Propeller Fan and Manufacturing Method Thereof
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,385,573Rotor of Compressor Motor Having a Balance Weight Stably Positioned
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 208: 9 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 52 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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