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Latchways PLC

29 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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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 16 to 18, 2026 · next Dec 16
  • 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Tether system for a safety line (US 10,370,898) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Mar 15 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 15
  • 2 fees due May 17 to 26, 2027 · next May 17
  • 1 fee due Jun 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rescue descender system (US 9,205,285) comes due Jun 8, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 8, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Safety line anchor (US 9,227,093) comes due Jul 5, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 5, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Fall arrest device with controlled retraction speed (US 11,938,350) comes due Sep 26, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 27, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Anti-connection device for fall protection apparatus (US 10,625,106) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,022,573Fall arrest system safety device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,322,306Rotational energy absorber and fall arrest system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,504,861Safety line traveller
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,201,720Safety line traveller
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,950,551Fall arrest system safety device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,474,575Mounting for a safety system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,056,211Vacuum anchor system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,561,391Vacuum anchor system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,016,636Vacuum anchor system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,205,285Rescue descender system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 29: 1 patent in force now held by others · 7 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 3 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.

4 pending · 9 no status recorded

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