Lightning Source LLC

12 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

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Sep 2037

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Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 14, 2027.

Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

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Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,246,277	System and Apparatus for Print Media Manufacturing Buffering and Sorting, and Corresponding Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 10,272,711	System and Apparatus for Book Block Binding and Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 10,351,360	System and Apparatus for Print Media Manufacturing Buffering and Sorting, and Corresponding Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 10,421,627	System and Apparatus for Print Media Manufacturing Buffering and Sorting, and Corresponding Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 10,870,546	System and Apparatus for Print Media Manufacturing Buffering and Sorting, and Corresponding Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 10,899,157	System and Apparatus for Book Block Binding and Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 11,192,729	System and Apparatus for Print Media Manufacturing Buffering and Sorting, and Corresponding Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 11,390,105	System and Apparatus for Book Block Binding and Method Thereof In force Term ends Sep 11, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 11, 2037	High confidence
US 11,787,218	Book Cover Embossing System and Method In force Term ends Feb 14, 2043 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2043	High confidence
US 12,233,657	Case Cover Binding Apparatus In force Term ends May 20, 2044 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 20, 2044	High confidence

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