371 patents currently held
4 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
3 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
360
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2029 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2028 · Medium confidence
Method and device for plasma treating workpieces
US 8,961,688
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 44 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Capping Machine in a Beverage Bottling Plant Configured to Cap Beverage Bottles with Beverage Bottle Crown Caps or Beverage Bottle Screw Caps and a Capping Machine Configured to Cap Containers with Container Caps
US 10,207,835
Granted 2019. Computed term ends 2029.
Method for Filling Bottles or Similar Containers with an Oxygen Sensitive Effervescent Liquid Beverage Filling Material Under Counterpressure and Filling Machine for the Performance of This Method
US 8,726,946
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2014 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2030 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 66 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
now held by Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 21 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 21
- 7 fees due Dec 6 to 18, 2026 · next Dec 6
- 9 fees due Jan 9 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 9
- 7 fees due Feb 11 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 11
- 10 fees due Mar 1 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 5 fees due Apr 1 to 27, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 7 fees due May 3 to 26, 2027 · next May 3
- 5 fees due Jun 1 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 6 fees due Jul 7 to 26, 2027 · next Jul 7
- 11 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 11 fees due Sep 3 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 5 fees due Oct 2 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 2
- 4 fees due Nov 5 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- Oct 22Assignment recorded on 1 record: Pillinger, Ronald and 5 others to KHS GmbH Recorded Oct 22, 2026, executed Oct 13, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76464, frame 32.
- Oct 21Assignment recorded on 1 record: Pillinger, Ronald and 4 others to KHS GmbH Recorded Oct 21, 2026, executed Oct 15, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76449, frame 413.
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 360 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Method and device for plasma treating workpieces | 10 in force | to Mar 2032 |
| Volume Controlled Blowing-Air Feed | 2 in force | to Feb 2036 |
| Beverage Bottle Closing Machine Being Configured and Disposed to Close Tops of Filled Beverage Bottles with Screw-Type and Other Caps | 2 in force | to Jul 2030 |
| Handling Apparatus and Method for Transporting and Handling Containers | 1 in force | to Aug 2043 |
| Device and Method for Handling And/Or Grouping Piece Goods | 1 in force | to Jul 2043 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,469,726 | Beverage Bottling Plant for Filling Bottles with a Liquid Beverage, Having a Filling Machine with a Rotary Construction for Filling Bottles with a Liquid Beverage In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,887,743 | Method and Apparatus for Blow-Molding Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,455,082 | Keg Filling Plant for Filling Kegs with a Liquid Beverage Material, Such as Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks, or Juice, and a Method of Operating Same, and a Handling and Treatment Station for Kegs In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,233,820 | Rotatable bottle or container capping machine for screwing threaded screw caps onto a threaded mouth portion of filled bottles or containers to close filled bottles or containers, and a method of operation thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,383,673 | Beverage Bottling Plant for Filling Bottles with a Liquid Beverage Filling Material Having a Sealing System for Sealing a Transition Between a Movable Portion and a Stationary Portion In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,404,276 | Beverage Bottling Plant for Aseptic Filling of Beverage Bottles with a Liquid Beverage Filling Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,409,808 | Beverage Bottling Plant for Filling Bottles with a Liquid Beverage Filling Material In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,887,742 | Process and Apparatus for the Blow Molding of Containers Using Wall-Thickness Measurement of the Molded Article In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,006,464 | Beverage Bottling Plant for Filling Bottles with a Liquid Beverage Filling Material, Having an Apparatus for Exchanging Operating Units Disposed at Rotating Container Handling Machines In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,789,655 | Device for Blow Molding Containers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 371: 4 patents in force now held by others · 315 patents ended · 9 applications pending · 129 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.