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12,212 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
331 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 94 name spellings.

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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.
  • 14 fees due Nov 16 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 16
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  • 69 fees due Nov 3 to 14, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

  • 358 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
  • 146 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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 7,380,547Adaptive NOx Emissions Control for Engines with Variable Cam Phasers
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,124,286Fuel Cell System with a Metering Unit
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,644,688Valve Actuator Assembly Having a Center Biased Spool Valve with Detent Feature
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,370,504Method of Making Variable Thickness Tubular Member for Vehicles
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,373,241Airflow Correction Learning Using Electronic Throttle Control
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,490,840Steering and Suspension System for a Vehicle
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,510,640Method and Apparatus for Hydrogen Generation
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,526,376In-Vehicle Determination of the Relative Center of Gravity Height
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,374,506Electrically Variable Transmission Having Three Planetary Gear Sets, a Stationary Member, Three Fixed Interconnections and Clutched Input
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,680,575Selecting Transmission Ratio Based on Performance Drivability and Fuel Economy
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 12,212: 331 patents in force now held by others · 9,613 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2,296 ended at full term · 11 past the fee grace period · 5 surrendered on reissue. 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.

652 pending · 2,081 abandoned · 2,279 no status recorded

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