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Joy Global Surface Mining Inc.

196 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.
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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 19 to 23, 2026 · next Nov 19
  • 6 fees due Dec 2 to 20, 2026 · next Dec 2
  • 3 fees due Jan 2 to 14, 2027 · next Jan 2
  • 6 fees due Feb 4 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 4
  • 2 fees due Mar 19 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 19
  • 3 fees due Apr 6 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 6
  • 1 fee due May 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Idler wheel assembly (US 9,187,140) comes due May 17, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 4 fees due Jun 8 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 1 fee due Jul 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Shovel Stabilizer Appendage (US 11,885,221) comes due Jul 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 31, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 6 fees due Aug 6 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 7 fees due Sep 8 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 8
  • 4 fees due Oct 5 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 1 fee due Nov 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Conduit support system (US 9,334,622) comes due Nov 10, 2027. Unpaid by May 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 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 8,032,313Device for measuring a load at the end of a rope wrapped over a rod
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D678,355Seat module
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D681,068Counterweight system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,434,247Electric mining shovel saddle block assembly with adjustable wear plates
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D709,100Counterweight system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D709,112Pick holder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D720,375Pick holder
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D748,153Crawler track shoe
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,950,171Electric mining shovel saddle block assembly with adjustable wear plates
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US D762,248Cab for mining machine
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 196: 1 patent in force now held by others · 22 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 19 ended at full term. 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.

12 pending · 3 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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