17 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
9 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record
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1
Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
15
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2039 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2033 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2036 · Medium confidence
Composite Ferrules for Extension Poles
US 11,788,566
Cited by 3 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
Method and Device for Tapping and Tracing a Conduit
US 9,057,471
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
Hand Held Device
US 10,850,956
Granted 2020. Computed term ends 2036.
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 Dec 16, 2026The maintenance fee for Method and Device for Tapping and Tracing a Conduit (US 9,057,471) comes due Dec 16, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 16, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Mar 8, 2027The maintenance fee for Aerial Sheave Device (US 9,127,788) comes due Mar 8, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 8, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Composite Ferrules for Extension Poles (US 11,788,566) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 4 largest of its 15 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Reel Buck Apparatus | 2 in force | to May 2044 |
| Composite Ferrules for Extension Poles | 2 in force | to Jun 2040 |
| Hand Held Device | 1 in force | to Jun 2036 |
| Method and Device for Tapping and Tracing a Conduit | 1 in force | to Jun 2033 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,712,916 | Portable Reduced-Emissions Work Light In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,499,608 | Bending tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,057,471 | Method and Device for Tapping and Tracing a Conduit In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 9,127,788 | Aerial Sheave Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,850,956 | Hand Held Device In force (reinstated) · Medium confidence | In force (reinstated) | Medium confidence | |
| US D1,035,421 | Rope capture device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,788,566 | Composite Ferrules for Extension Poles In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,049,805 | Cutting tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,052,053 | Male ferrule In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D1,073,448 | Reel Buck Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 17: 4 patents ended · 12 applications pending · 4 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.