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Nexter Systems

34 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
10 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 2 name spellings.

Recorded as renamed to KNDS France (2024)

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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.
  • 1 fee due Dec 25, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Air distribution device for turret (US 10,328,765) comes due Dec 25, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 25, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Jan 9 to 14, 2027 · next Jan 9
  • 1 fee due Feb 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Ammunition launching device (US 11,719,500) comes due Feb 8, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 9, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rotating blade aerodyne propulsion device with vertical take-off and landing, and aerodyne comprising at least one such propulsion device (US 11,760,469) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 21, 2027
  • 1 fee due Jul 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Automatic reloading device for a weapon with a double ammunition magazine, and weapon system comprising it (US 11,879,701) comes due Jul 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 24, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Armoured ventilation grille (US 9,267,766) comes due Aug 23, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 23, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Device for locking a shell and stretcher comprising such a locking device (US 10,619,957) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended 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 8,413,566Armoured door for a crew compartment
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US 8,746,121Ballistic protection grid having an access hatch
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US 8,555,769Protection grid for hatch
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US 9,488,443Method for acquiring the coordinates of a triggering point of a projectile and fire control implementing such a method
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US 9,267,766Armoured ventilation grille
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US 9,080,826Traversing artillery
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US 9,593,914Method for acquiring the coordinates of a trigger point of a projectile and fire-control system implementing the method
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US 9,482,495Armoured vehicle body shell with smaller struts
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US 9,557,145Vehicle equipped with a door protection device ensuring an optimization of the opening clearance
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US 9,862,293Seat for vehicle
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In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 34: 10 patents in force now held by others · 49 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 25 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.

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