85 patents currently held
20 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.
1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.
The next term ends in Oct 2030. from the record
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
3
Ending by 2030
Oct 2030
Next term end
79
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 Oct 2030 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2032 · High confidence
Dispenser for E-Liquid
US D768,920
Cited by 103 later US patents, top 5% of design patents granted in 2016 in our data. Protection runs to 2030.
Dispenser for E-Liquid
US D812,289
Cited by 51 later US patents, top 10% of design patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Dispenser for E-Liquid
US D801,581
Granted 2017. Computed term ends 2032.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Apr 2039 · High confidence
Cited by 9 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2039.
now held by Imperial Tobacco Limited
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
- Sep 29Assignment recorded on 1 record: Nerudia Limited to Imperial Tobacco Limited Recorded Sep 29, 2026, executed Nov 23, 2023. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76599, frame 43.
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 79 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Dispenser for E-Liquid (2015) | 4 in force | to Mar 2033 |
| Dispenser for E-Liquid (2015) | 2 in force | to Apr 2033 |
| Container | 2 in force | to Mar 2033 |
| Dispenser for E-Liquid (2015) | 2 in force | to Oct 2032 |
| Aerosol Delivery Device/System | 1 in force | to Jul 2044 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D768,918 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D768,920 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D771,309 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D778,493 | E-Cigarette In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D778,494 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D784,813 | Actuator Button for a Container In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D786,497 | Inhalator In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D787,114 | e-Liquid Dispensing Accessory for Refilling Electronic Cigarettes In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D793,005 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D801,581 | Dispenser for E-Liquid In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 85: 20 patents in force now held by others · 4 patents ended · 51 applications pending · 15 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.