Putco, Inc.

37 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

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Jan 2028

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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 Nov 23, 2026
The maintenance fee for Heat dissipation device for vehicle head lamps and fog lamps (US 11,655,943) comes due Nov 23, 2026. Unpaid by May 24, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jan 16 to 25, 2027 · next Jan 16
1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Vehicle lighting apparatus with chip scale package (US 11,796,136) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jul 26, 2027
The maintenance fee for LED lamp with a flexible heat sink (US 9,243,796) comes due Jul 26, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 26, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 24 to 26, 2027 · next Sep 24
2 fees due Oct 14 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 14

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,011,817	Method and apparatus for vehicle opaque see-through attachment In force Term ends Jan 30, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 30, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D730,548	LED light block In force Term ends May 26, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 26, 2029	From the USPTO record
US D736,432	Vehicle LED light bar In force Term ends Aug 11, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Aug 11, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,020,270	Apparatus for replacing a dome light in a fixture In force Term ends Dec 20, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 20, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 9,243,796	LED lamp with a flexible heat sink In force Term ends Jul 22, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 22, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,909,752	LED lamp with a flexible heat sink In force Term ends Jul 22, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 22, 2035	From the USPTO record
US D899,384	Surface-mount device In force Term ends Oct 20, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,995,473	LED lamp with a flexible heat sink In force Term ends Oct 30, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 30, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,987,973	LED Accessory for Vehicle In force Term ends Nov 2, 2035 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 2, 2035	High confidence
US 10,618,461	LED Accessory for Vehicle and Method of Assembly In force Term ends Apr 14, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 14, 2036	High confidence

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Sources and methods

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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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