337 patents currently held

6 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.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

Next term end

320

Patent families

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Spray Forming Element for a Shower Head US 9,067,222

Cited by 22 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.

Ends Apr 2032 · High confidence Also notable

Bathtub US D969,279

A family of 13 related applications built on the 2022 grant. Protection runs to 2037.

Ends Nov 2037 · High confidence Also notable

Sink Mixer US D714,916

Granted 2014. Computed term ends 2028.

Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence

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.

4 fees due Dec 20 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 20
1 fee due Jan 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Plumbing Fitting Having a Water-Conducting Hose (US 10,337,176) comes due Jan 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 2, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Mar 22, 2027
2 fees due Apr 24 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 24
1 fee due May 21, 2027
The maintenance fee for Valve for a Sanitary Faucet Having a Diaphragm Valve and an Adjustable Control Rod (US 11,821,541) comes due May 21, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 22, 2027, it lapses early.
4 fees due Sep 5 to 19, 2027 · next Sep 5
2 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
14 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 320 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Ceramics	13 in force	to Aug 2041
Showerhead	2 in force	to Sep 2029
Sink Mixer	2 in force	to Oct 2028
Handle	2 in force	to Aug 2028
Spout	2 in force	to Nov 2027

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D674,465	Showerhead In force Term ends Jan 15, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 15, 2027	High confidence
US D674,466	Showerhead In force Term ends Jan 15, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 15, 2027	High confidence
US D679,781	Valve In force Term ends Apr 9, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 9, 2027	High confidence
US D681,173	Valve In force Term ends Apr 30, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2027	High confidence
US D686,299	Faucet In force Term ends Jul 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2027	High confidence
US D686,303	Faucet Handle In force Term ends Jul 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2027	High confidence
US D686,304	Faucet Handle In force Term ends Jul 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2027	High confidence
US D686,305	Handle In force Term ends Jul 16, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 16, 2027	High confidence
US D687,129	Faucet Handle In force Term ends Jul 30, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 30, 2027	High confidence
US D687,519	Handle In force Term ends Aug 6, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 6, 2027	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 337: 6 patents in force now held by others · 164 patents ended · 23 applications pending · 33 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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