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Horton, Inc.

36 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 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.
  • 1 fee due Feb 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Viscous clutch and associated flux circuit configuration (US 10,385,932) comes due Feb 20, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Mar 17 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 17
  • 1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Transmission system with planetary gearing operable in forward and reverse modes (US 11,795,862) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jul 16 to 21, 2027 · next Jul 16
  • 1 fee due Aug 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Modular viscous clutch (US 10,557,508) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Sep 3 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 3
  • 2 fees due Oct 7, 2027

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has 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 7,938,240Viscous clutch
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,946,400Viscous clutch
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,140,309Two-speed clutch and kit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,544,627Two-speed clutch and retro-fit kit
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,887,888Integrated viscous clutch
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,881,881Viscous clutch valve assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,618,059Viscous clutch with adjustable pump mechanism
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US RE48,623Viscous clutch with return bore through rotor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,506,507Multi-speed viscous clutch
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,453,541Viscous clutch and associated reservoir configuration
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 36: 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 65 ended at full term · 1 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.

4 pending · 1 abandoned · 3 no status recorded

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