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General Dynamics - Ots, Inc.

20 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
7 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.
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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 Loading machine for feeding a receiver (US 9,091,333) comes due Jan 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ammunition container with improved latching and sealing arrangements (US 10,386,167) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Polymer Projectile Having an Integrated Driving Band (US 10,436,560) comes due Apr 8, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Action timer switch and system for internal ballistic measurements (US 11,841,203) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 7, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electric motor drive system for low-voltage motor (US 10,528,023) comes due Jul 7, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 7, 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 D689,975Practice Projectile
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D724,690Practice Projectile
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,919,254Pressure vessel with safety features
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,485,102Marking Ammunition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,091,333Loading machine for feeding a receiver
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,807,009Capacitive reactive armor assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,576,286Display system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,578,855Rocket motor tube with safety features
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,851,188Decoupling assembly for a plumbing network
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,494,397Polymer Projectile Having an Integrated Driving Band
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 20: 7 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 23 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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