Five patents currently held, every record listed here
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Aug 2033. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Aug 2033
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2015 to 2042.20212027203320392042
Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Aug 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Nov 2034 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Aug 2035 · High confidence
Method and Apparatus for Knife
US 8,943,935
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 17 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Folding Knife Handle
US D867,848
Granted 2019. Computed term ends 2034.
Pocket Knife
US D891,897
The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2035, later than anything else here.
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.
- 1 fee due Dec 27, 2026The maintenance fee for Knife Apparatus and Method (US 11,685,065) comes due Dec 27, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 28, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
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Patents held now
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| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,943,935 | Method and Apparatus for Knife In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D828,137 | Knife Handle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D867,848 | Folding Knife Handle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D891,897 | Pocket Knife In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,685,065 | Knife Apparatus and Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 11 patents ended · 2 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.