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5 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 name spellings.

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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 May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Bicycle rental system with multiple ways of renting and returning bicycles (US 10,472,011) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted 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.

Showing 1 to 5 of 5

PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 10,472,011Bicycle rental system with multiple ways of renting and returning bicycles
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,913,504Smart lock of bicycle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,320,444Warning device for valve maintenance
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 12,743,018Reticle-Like Sensing Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 12,709,019End Effector Of Wafer Transfer Robot With Embedded Sensors
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
Also on record, not counted in the 5: 2 lapsed for an unpaid fee. 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 · 2 no status recorded

Showing 1 to 4 of 4, newest filing first. An application has no patent term. A term is computed when and if it grants, and appears on that patent's own page. Where no title is shown, the bulk publication record carries none and this site holds no USPTO file history for that application.

ApplicationTitleFiledStatus
19/200,154Control Interface of Mask Sensing AssemblyMay 6, 2025Pending
19/186,349Mass Flow Meter And Mass Flow Controller Having The SameApr 22, 2025Pending
16/119,683Aug 31, 2018No status recorded
14/598,283Jan 16, 2015No status recorded
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