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Marel Meat B.V.

11 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
3 more in force are now held by other companies
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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.
  • 1 fee due Mar 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for A System and a Method for Processing a Carcass Leg Part (US 11,766,048) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Overhang rail transport system (US 11,950,602) comes due Oct 9, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 10, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 17, 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 10,278,401A System for Automatically Loosening or Removing Shoulder Blades from Shoulders of Carcasses
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,388,905Method and an apparatus for processing a half pig carcass part hanging from a carrier
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,477,988Overhang rail transport system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,612,166Cutting fore end from hanging half pig carcass
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,766,048A System and a Method for Processing a Carcass Leg Part
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US RE50,883A Cutting System for Cutting Carcass Parts While the Carcass Parts Are Carried by Carriers Connected to and Moved by an Overhang Transport System
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 12,070,040Method and system for deboning of a carcass leg part of a four-legged slaughter animal, for removing meat from a bone of the carcass leg part
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,950,602Overhang rail transport system
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,178,215A Food Processing System for Processing Carcass Parts
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 12,193,448Skinning device for removing skin from an animal carcass when conveyed by a conveyor means
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 11: 3 patents in force now held by others · 1 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. 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.

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