81 patents currently held
52 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 Jan 2027. from the record
Of the 52 now held by other companies, 30 name Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V. as their current owner, and 22 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
31
Ending by 2030
Jan 2027
Next term end
77
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
fee due within 90 days
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. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Jun 2027 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2033 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2035 · High confidence
Bottle
US D683,628
Cited by 38 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.
Bottle
US D813,679
Cited by 34 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Dispensing Pump Head
US D875,526
Cited by 21 later US patents, top 25% of design patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Nov 2028 · High confidence
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 57 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2028. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
now held by Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
Also notable
Ends Aug 2029 · High confidence
Cited by 23 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
now held by Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
Also notable
Ends Oct 2028 · High confidence
Cited by 31 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
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 22, 2027The maintenance fee for Dispensing Containers for Wipe Articles (US 9,138,111) comes due Mar 22, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 22, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 16, 2026
- 6 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 77 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Dispensing Pump Head | 2 in force | to Feb 2035 |
| Bottle (2016) | 2 in force | to Mar 2033 |
| Dispenser | 2 in force | to Oct 2029 |
| Bottle (2010) | 2 in force | to Jun 2027 |
| Laundry Sanitizing and Softening Compositions | 1 in force | to Apr 2044 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US D674,285 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D674,286 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D674,701 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D674,708 | Dispenser Container In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D676,267 | Dispensing Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,277,715 | Process for Manufacturing Improved Dispensing Devices In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US D683,628 | Bottle In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,197,739 | Method for Manufacturing Cageless Lavatory Dispensing Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D689,664 | Liquid Dispenser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D698,004 | Dispenser In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 81: 52 patents in force now held by others · 316 patents ended · 8 applications pending · 77 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.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.