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21 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026

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

Ending by 2030

Mar 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 Aug 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Apparatus for patching plywood veneer (US 9,254,579) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.
1 fee due Oct 12, 2027
The maintenance fee for Apparatus for receiving and positioning veneers fed in a position with camera (US 9,309,077) comes due Oct 12, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 12, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 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 7,631,673	Veneer cutter In force Term ends Mar 30, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 30, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,722,027	Vacuum belt conveyor In force Term ends Jul 11, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 11, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 8,177,473	Sheet feeder In force Term ends Sep 22, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 22, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 7,974,803	Method and apparatus for calibrating wood testing machine In force Term ends Nov 24, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 24, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,528,475	Method and apparatus for improving veneer quality In force Term ends Sep 8, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,371,796	Apparatus for stacking veneer sheets In force Term ends Nov 16, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 16, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 8,915,278	Press apparatus for wood products In force Term ends Oct 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,951,003	Stacking Device In force Term ends Feb 24, 2033 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 24, 2033	High confidence
US 8,766,652	Method and apparatus for measuring the grain angle of a round wood object In force Term ends Mar 10, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 10, 2033	From the USPTO record
US 9,790,045	Method for the optimal alignment of veneer sheets at a lay-up station In force Term ends May 21, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 21, 2033	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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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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