403 patents currently held
3 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.
The next term ends in Jul 2027. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Jul 2027
Next term end
372
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Dec 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Sep 2036 · High confidence
Cable Management Arm Assembly
US 9,144,174
Cited by 42 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
Drawer Side Panel
US D871,812
A family of 5 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2035.
Supporting Device for Rail Member
US 10,641,328
A family of 5 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 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.
- 7 fees due Feb 13 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 13
- 10 fees due Mar 3 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 3
- 5 fees due Apr 17 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 17
- 8 fees due May 5 to 26, 2027 · next May 5
- 8 fees due Jun 1 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 1
- 4 fees due Jul 9 to 19, 2027 · next Jul 9
- 9 fees due Aug 2 to 25, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 7 fees due Sep 3 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 3
- 7 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 6 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3
Recent changes
- 10 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 372 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Drawer Side Panel | 5 in force | to Aug 2035 |
| Supporting Device for Rail Member | 4 in force | to Sep 2036 |
| Cable Management Arm | 3 in force | to Jan 2034 |
| Slide Rail Mechanism and Slide Rail Kit Thereof | 2 in force | to Jun 2041 |
| Slide Rail Assembly | 2 in force | to Jun 2041 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D685,359 | Rear Housing for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D685,360 | Rear Housing for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D700,597 | Housing for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D720,736 | Housing for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D720,737 | Housing for Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D755,167 | Housing for an Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D760,709 | Rear Housing for an Electronic Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,231,188 | Support Mechanism for Slide Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,528,999 | Slide Assembly with Positioning Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,596,731 | Installation Support Unit for Slide Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 403: 3 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 22 applications pending · 16 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.