31 patents currently held
621 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 Mar 2032. from the record
Of the 621 now held by other companies, 621 name Lutron Technology Company LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.
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Ending by 2030
Mar 2032
Next term end
25
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 Mar 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Motorized Window Treatment
US 10,655,386
Cited by 49 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2032. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
Motorized Window Treatment Monitoring and Control
US 10,139,791
Cited by 67 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
Gesture-Based Control Device for Controlling an Electrical Load
US 10,102,742
Cited by 43 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2037.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jul 2034 · High confidence
Cited by 281 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
now held by Lutron Technology Company LLC
Also notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Cited by 145 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2037.
now held by Lutron Technology Company LLC
Also notable
Ends Dec 2036 · High confidence
Cited by 110 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2036.
now held by Lutron Technology Company LLC
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 Mar 10 to 24, 2027 · next Mar 10
- 3 fees due Apr 1 to 22, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 2 fees due May 12, 2027
- 1 fee due Jun 10, 2027The maintenance fee for Method of Identifying a Lighting Fixture (US 10,506,688) comes due Jun 10, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 10, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027The maintenance fee for Modular Lighting Panel (US 10,548,202) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Sep 17, 2027The maintenance fee for Multiple Location Load Control System (US 10,593,373) comes due Sep 17, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 17, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 25 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Gesture-Based Control Device for Controlling an Electrical Load | 3 in force | to Mar 2037 |
| Control Device Having Buttons with Multiple-Level Backlighting | 3 in force | to Sep 2035 |
| Motorized Window Treatment Monitoring and Control | 2 in force | to Jul 2036 |
| Multiple Location Load Control System | 2 in force | to May 2035 |
| Window Treatment Hembar | 1 in force | to Jun 2039 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,655,386 | Motorized Window Treatment In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D800,763 | Display Screen or Portion Thereof with Animated Graphical User Interface held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,963,440 | Two-Wire Dimmer Switch for Controlling Low-Power Loads held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,424,192 | Remote Control Having a Capacitive Touch Surface and a Mechanism for Awakening the Remote Control held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,019,047 | Operational Coordination of Load Control Devices for Control of Electrical Loads held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D859,827 | Handbag In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D872,463 | Handbag In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,129,948 | Multiple Location Load Control System held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,593,373 | Multiple Location Load Control System held by Lutron Technology Company LLC In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,320,171 | In-Floor Electrical Fitting In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 31: 621 patents in force now held by others · 320 patents ended · 72 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.