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Progress MFG. LLC

First filing 2004
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1 patent currently held

24 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 Mar 2042. from the record

Of the 24 now held by other companies, 24 name Dexter Axle Company LLC as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Ending by 2030
Mar 2042
Next term end
1
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
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notable patents 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.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Only 1 of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Cited by 14 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2023 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.
Ends Sep 2038 · Medium confidence
Also notable
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 27 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
Ends Feb 2030 · Medium confidence
Also notable
A family of 15 related applications built on the 2020 grant. Protection runs to 2028.
Ends Dec 2028 · Medium confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

  • 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Showing 1 to 1 of 1

PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 12,227,041Powered Arm Lifter System and Method of Automating Weight Distribution
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
Also on record, not counted in the 1: 24 patents in force now held by others · 5 patents ended · 1 application pending · 25 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.
2 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
9 computed term dates come from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.
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