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Key Knife, Inc.

7 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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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 Apr 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Knife with disposable inserts (US 9,168,672) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

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Patents held now

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Showing 1 to 7 of 7

PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,708,040High speed planer head
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US 7,677,282Knife assembly and chipping knife therefor
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US 8,534,330Knife and knife assembly for a planer side head
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,225,828Modular conical chipper/canter head and method
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US 7,891,388Knife and knife assembly for a planer side head
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US 8,033,308Double-sided wear insert for a chipper
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US 9,168,672Knife with disposable inserts
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 · From the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 7: 1 patent in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 22 ended at full term. List them

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