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Polycontact AG

7 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
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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 Mar 26, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Optics for an illumination device and illumination device (US 11,767,965) comes due Mar 26, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 27, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Detector device for detecting the locking state of a seat belt lock, insert, and seat belt lock equipped with a detector device (US 9,168,892) comes due Apr 27, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 1, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Circuit arrangement for a belt lock (US 9,272,687) comes due Sep 1, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 1, 2028, it lapses early.

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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.

Showing 1 to 7 of 7

PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,852,068Insertion part for a seat belt lock, a lock provided with said insertion part
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US 9,272,687Circuit arrangement for a belt lock
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,168,892Detector device for detecting the locking state of a seat belt lock, insert, and seat belt lock equipped with a detector device
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,663,064Seat belt lock with hall sensor
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 9,555,769Belt lock with a state sensor for detection of the locking state of a safety belt system
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US 10,940,819Method and Device for Detection of the Displacement Position of a Motor Vehicle Seat
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 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,767,965Optics for an illumination device and illumination device
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Also on record, not counted in the 7: 8 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 1 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.

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