Key Technology, Inc.

25 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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

Recorded under 3 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Jan 2029

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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 Jan 30, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Sorting (US 10,363,582) comes due Jan 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 30, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Mar 5 to 8, 2027 · next Mar 5
3 fees due May 19 to 26, 2027 · next May 19
1 fee due Jun 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method of Cutting and Cutting Apparatus Using High Pressure Liquid (US 10,500,753) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Aug 9 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 9
1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method of Sorting (US 10,621,406) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 term has 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,775,343	Manufacturing Device for Use with a Vibratory Conveyor, and Method for Manufacturing a Product In force Term ends Jan 8, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 8, 2029	High confidence
US 9,776,805	Linear Motion Conveyor In force Term ends May 29, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 29, 2033	High confidence
US 8,978,894	Clamp In force Term ends Sep 9, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 9, 2033	High confidence
US 9,126,765	Linear Motion Conveyor In force Term ends Dec 31, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 31, 2033	High confidence
US 8,978,530	Cutting Apparatus Employing a Magnet In force Term ends Jan 13, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 13, 2034	High confidence
US 9,254,965	Conveyor Assembly In force Term ends May 28, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 28, 2034	High confidence
US 9,573,168	Method and Apparatus for Sorting In force Term ends Jun 27, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2034	High confidence
US 9,795,996	Method and Apparatus for Sorting In force Term ends Jun 27, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2034	High confidence
US 10,195,647	Method and Apparatus for Sorting In force Term ends Jun 27, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2034	High confidence
US 10,363,582	Method and Apparatus for Sorting In force Term ends Jun 27, 2034 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 27, 2034	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 25: 56 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 82 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

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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.

1 pending · 3 abandoned · 8 no status recorded

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