IPS Group Inc.

138 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Dec 2026

Next term end

When these terms end

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Held patents by the year their term ends

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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.

2 fees due Nov 21, 2026
3 fees due Dec 2 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 2
2 fees due Jan 28 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 28
4 fees due Mar 8 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 8
1 fee due Apr 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Parking Meter Communications for Remote Payment with Updated Display (US 11,776,022) comes due Apr 3, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 4, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Pole-Mounted Vehicle Sensor (US 10,491,972) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
The maintenance fee for Overflow Cap and Assembly (US 10,544,572) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 6 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 6

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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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,862,494	Parking Meter and a Device Therefor In force Term ends Dec 4, 2026 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 4, 2026	High confidence
US D683,794	Vending Machine Control Unit In force Term ends Jun 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 4, 2027	High confidence
US D683,795	Vending Control Unit In force Term ends Jun 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 4, 2027	High confidence
US D690,771	Vending Control Unit In force Ends no later than Oct 1, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Oct 1, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,464,727	Clean-Out Repair Plug In force Term ends Oct 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2027	High confidence
US 8,595,054	Parking Meter and a Device Therefor In force Term ends Oct 22, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 22, 2027	High confidence
US 8,590,687	Parking Meter In force Term ends Feb 27, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 27, 2028	High confidence
US 9,685,027	Parking Meter In force Term ends Feb 27, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 27, 2028	Medium confidence
US 10,089,814	Parking Meter In force Term ends Feb 27, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 27, 2028	Medium confidence
US 9,692,256	Power Supply Unit In force Term ends Mar 31, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 138: 1 patent in force now held by others · 14 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 36 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.

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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.

21 abandoned · 34 no status recorded

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