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73 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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 Dec 6 to 27, 2026 · next Dec 6
  • 2 fees due Feb 18 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 18
  • 2 fees due Apr 8 to 24, 2027 · next Apr 8
  • 2 fees due May 14 to 17, 2027 · next May 14
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Stretch wrapping machine supporting top layer containment operations (US 10,538,350) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Containment force-based wrapping (US 11,912,445) comes due Aug 27, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 15 to 22, 2027 · next Sep 15

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Recent changes

  • 3 of the patents on this record were granted 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 8,037,660Method for securing a load to a pallet with a roped film web
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,276,346Wrapping apparatus and method including metered pre-stretch film delivery assembly
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,276,354Apparatus for securing a load to a pallet with a roped film web
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,779,607Wrapping apparatus including metered pre-stitch film delivery assembly and method of using
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,707,801Method for dispensing a predetermined amount of film relative to load girth
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,187,193Method and apparatus for dispensing an amount of film relative to girth
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,707,901Apparatus and method for measuring containment force in a wrapped load and a control process for establishing and maintaining a predetermined containment force profile
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,290,285Film clamp and related methods and apparatuses for wrapping loads
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,221,242Electronic Control of Metered Film Dispensing in a Wrapping Apparatus
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,145,350Method and system for building a load
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 73: 6 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 17 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.

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