Maintenance fees coming due

Renishaw PLC

43 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 15, 2026, the next on Nov 16, 2026. Unpaid by May 17, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 11,650,050	Method of Calibrating a Surface Sensing Device, Corresponding Calibrating Program for a Control Computer and Corresponding Calibration Kit Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Nov 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 17, 2027 Term ends Nov 8, 2039 · High confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Nov 16, 2026	May 17, 2027	Term ends Nov 8, 2039	High confidence
US 9,032,638	Encoder Readhead Apparatus RLS Merilna Tehnika D.O.O. and Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Nov 19, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 19, 2027 Term ends May 3, 2032 · High confidence	RLS Merilna Tehnika D.O.O. and Renishaw PLC	In force	Nov 19, 2026	May 19, 2027	Term ends May 3, 2032	High confidence
US 9,038,282	Interchangeable Task Module Counterweight Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends Aug 13, 2031 · High confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends Aug 13, 2031	High confidence
US 9,040,899	Tool Setting or Analysis Device with Backup or Repeated Trigger Signal for Detecting a Rotating Tool Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Nov 26, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 26, 2027 Term ends May 2, 2028 · Medium confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Nov 26, 2026	May 26, 2027	Term ends May 2, 2028	Medium confidence
US 9,052,177	Metrology Apparatus Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Dec 3, 2031 · High confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Dec 3, 2031	High confidence
US 11,673,256	Coordinate Positioning Machine Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Dec 13, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 14, 2027 Term ends Apr 13, 2039 · Medium confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Dec 13, 2026	Jun 14, 2027	Term ends Apr 13, 2039	Medium confidence
US 11,674,789	Machine Tool Apparatus Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Dec 13, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 14, 2027 Term ends Jan 17, 2038 · Medium confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Dec 13, 2026	Jun 14, 2027	Term ends Jan 17, 2038	Medium confidence
US 11,680,828	Sealed Linear Encoder and Sealing Lip for a Sealed Linear Encoder Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Dec 20, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 21, 2027 Term ends Feb 17, 2040 · High confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Dec 20, 2026	Jun 21, 2027	Term ends Feb 17, 2040	High confidence
US 10,335,901	Selective Laser Solidification Apparatus and Method Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Jan 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 2, 2027 Term ends May 3, 2036 · High confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Jan 2, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Term ends May 3, 2036	High confidence
US 11,691,342	Powder Bed Fusion Apparatus and Methods Renishaw PLC In force Fee due Jan 4, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 6, 2027 Term ends Feb 20, 2038 · Medium confidence	Renishaw PLC	In force	Jan 4, 2027	Jul 6, 2027	Term ends Feb 20, 2038	Medium confidence
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