26 patents currently held

2 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.

12 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Sep 2028. from the record

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Ending by 2030

Sep 2028

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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

Jacketed Bullet with Bonded Core US 8,256,352

Cited by 36 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.

Ends Oct 2030 · High confidence Also notable

Upset Jacketed Bullets US 9,562,753

Granted 2017 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Oct 2033 · Medium confidence Also notable

Shot Cup for Shotshell US 8,418,620

Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2013 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2031.

Ends Sep 2031 · High confidence

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 May 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Hollow Point Bullet (US 9,194,676) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Compound Shell Casing, and Ammunition Having Compound Shell Casing (US 11,867,492) comes due Jul 9, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 10, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Shotshell with Reduced Dispersion of Projectiles (US 9,250,048) comes due Aug 2, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 2, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for Shotshell with Combination Slug and Shot Load (US 9,322,622) comes due Oct 26, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 26, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 term has ended since Aug 17, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 24 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Upset Jacketed Bullets	2 in force	to Oct 2033
Shotshell with Reduced Dispersion of Projectiles	2 in force	to Apr 2033
Highway Marker Cover	1 in force	to Aug 2040
Compound Shell Casing, and Ammunition Having Compound Shell Casing	1 in force	to Apr 2038
Sodium Hypochlorite Compositions	1 in force	to Jul 2036

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D713,487	Light Transmissive Red-Colored Tip of a Projectile In force Term ends Sep 16, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 16, 2028	High confidence
US D753,259	Shell Casing with Surface Treatment In force Term ends Apr 5, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 5, 2030	High confidence
US D764,624	Shouldered Round Nose Bullet In force Term ends Aug 23, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 23, 2030	High confidence
US 8,256,352	Jacketed Bullet with Bonded Core In force Term ends Oct 28, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 28, 2030	High confidence
US D773,008	Shot In force Term ends Nov 29, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 29, 2030	High confidence
US 8,418,620	Shot Cup for Shotshell In force Term ends Sep 15, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 15, 2031	High confidence
US 8,789,470	Segmenting Slug In force Term ends Feb 6, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 6, 2032	High confidence
US 8,622,000	Rounded Cubic Shot and Shotshells Loaded with Rounded Cubic Shot In force Term ends Mar 16, 2032 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 16, 2032	High confidence
US 9,250,048	Shotshell with Reduced Dispersion of Projectiles In force Term ends Apr 1, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 1, 2033	High confidence
US 10,222,185	Shotshell with Reduced Dispersion of Projectiles In force Term ends Apr 1, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 1, 2033	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 26: 2 patents in force now held by others · 28 patents ended · 6 applications pending · 26 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.

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