894 patents currently held
7 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 Dec 2026. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2026
Next term end
858
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 Jun 2028 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jul 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence
Electric Power Steering Apparatus and Method of Assembling the Same
US 8,102,138
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 878 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
Electric Power Steering Apparatus
US 10,589,779
A family of 6 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2036.
Pulley Apparatus
US 9,273,772
Granted 2016 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
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.
- 3 fees due Nov 21 to 30, 2026 · next Nov 21
- 11 fees due Dec 4 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 4
- 17 fees due Jan 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 2
- 23 fees due Feb 4 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 4
- 26 fees due Mar 1 to 29, 2027 · next Mar 1
- 20 fees due Apr 1 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 1
- 21 fees due May 5 to 28, 2027 · next May 5
- 19 fees due Jun 3 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 3
- 24 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
- 19 fees due Aug 2 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 2
- 24 fees due Sep 1 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 1
- 22 fees due Oct 7 to 30, 2027 · next Oct 7
- 3 fees due Nov 7 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 7
Recent changes
- 17 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 9 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 858 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,344,017 | Three Axis Drive Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,686,516 | Rolling Bearing Unit with Load Measuring Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,520,676 | Wheel Supporting Bearing Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,736,066 | Thrust Cylindrical Roller Bearing In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,632,017 | Linear Guide held by NSK Ltd. and NSK Precision Co., Ltd. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,699,344 | Steering Device held by NSK Steering & Control, Inc. In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,753,016 | Rolling Bearing, Grease Supply System, Sprindle Unit, Grease Supply Method, and Grease Supply Program In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,661,332 | Worm Reducer and Electric Power Steering Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,814,803 | Torque Sensor In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,669,689 | Electric Power Steering Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 894: 7 patents in force now held by others · 707 patents ended · 142 applications pending · 475 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.