194 patents currently held
21 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.
The next term ends in Nov 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Nov 2026
Next term end
163
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
all others
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: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends May 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence
Pin and Grommet Fastener Accommodating Two Directional Offset and Related Methods
US 10,288,098
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2037.
U-Base Fastener with Folded Barb and Multiple Spring Arms
US 10,894,516
Cited by 8 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Self-Piercing Rivet and Self-Piercing Riveting Method and Self-Piercing Riveted Joint
US 9,803,675
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 5 related applications, renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2034.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Jan 2035 · High confidence
Cited by 23 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
now held by Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.
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 Nov 26, 2026The maintenance fee for Vibration-Proof Pipe Clamp (US 9,038,970) comes due Nov 26, 2026. Unpaid by May 26, 2027, it lapses early.
- 2 fees due Dec 11 to 23, 2026 · next Dec 11
- 3 fees due Jan 4 to 28, 2027 · next Jan 4
- 4 fees due Feb 6 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 6
- 5 fees due Mar 5 to 15, 2027 · next Mar 5
- 2 fees due Apr 29, 2027
- 7 fees due May 3 to 21, 2027 · next May 3
- 3 fees due Aug 4 to 20, 2027 · next Aug 4
- 3 fees due Sep 8 to 17, 2027 · next Sep 8
- 1 fee due Oct 19, 2027The maintenance fee for Fixture for Fastening (US 9,316,242) comes due Oct 19, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 19, 2028, it lapses early.
- 3 fees due Nov 5 to 10, 2027 · next Nov 5
Recent changes
- 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 8 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 163 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| U-Base Fastener with Folded Barb | 4 in force | to Apr 2038 |
| Pin and Grommet Fastener Accommodating Two Directional Offset and Related Methods | 4 in force | to Mar 2038 |
| Self-Piercing Rivet and Self-Piercing Riveting Method and Self-Piercing Riveted Joint | 4 in force | to Sep 2035 |
| Two-Piece Fastener Assembly | 3 in force | to Aug 2039 |
| Setting Tool for Blind Fasteners | 2 in force | to Jun 2040 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,879,157 | Method for Pretreating the Surfaces of Weld Parts of Aluminum or Alloys Thereof and Corresponding Weld Parts In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,444 | Press Nut In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D673,445 | Press Nut In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,676,893 | Silencer Plating for Fasteners In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,740,210 | Break-Away Bundling Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,600,725 | Clamp for Elongated Member Such as Pipe In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,824,141 | Blind Rivet In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 7,677,850 | Clip Comprising a Pin and a Bush In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,802,954 | Plastic Nut with Retaining Elements to Hold the Nut in a Socket of a Tool In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,681,281 | Wedge Assembly In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 194: 21 patents in force now held by others · 617 patents ended · 40 applications pending · 187 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.