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McWane, Inc.

43 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
22 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.

Recorded under 5 name spellings.

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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 11 to 16, 2026 · next Dec 11
  • 2 fees due Feb 18 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 18
  • 1 fee due Mar 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Fire hydrant (US 10,415,714) comes due Mar 17, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Post-event modification of local clock values in water distribution system (US 11,792,734) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Monitoring apparatus for hydrant (US 11,814,823) comes due May 14, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Butterfly valve (US 11,873,908) comes due Jul 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 18, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 11 to 13, 2027 · next Aug 11
  • 1 fee due Sep 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mud valve with integral yoke and flange (US 9,285,037) comes due Sep 15, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 15, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Breaker clamp for fire hydrant (US 10,619,782) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Nov 5, 2027

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Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted 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 8,302,368Interconnectable Utility Pole Members
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,186,421Coreless Pole Mold and Method of Making Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,057,467Pipe joint gasket and method of using same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,636,028Refillable propane cylinder and valve assembly therefore
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,490,273Pipe Joint Gasket and Method of Using Same
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,746,655Actuator for butterfly valves
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,435,471Pipe joint gasket and method of making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,088,082Pipe joint gasket and method of making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,109,701Pipe joint gasket and method of making same
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,708,799Water supply outlet cap
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 43: 22 patents in force now held by others · 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 7 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.

2 pending · 1 abandoned · 4 no status recorded

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