Ripples Ltd.

10 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

1 more in force is now held by another company

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

Previously recorded as Steam CC Ltd. (to 2020)

Ending by 2030

Nov 2030

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When these terms end

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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 Apr 10, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and apparatus for printing on a drink (US 11,780,237) comes due Apr 10, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 12, 2027, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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.

Showing 1 to 10 of 10

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D770,830	Printing apparatus In force Term ends Nov 8, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Nov 8, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 9,731,514	Method and apparatus for printing on a drink In force Term ends Jun 23, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 23, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 11,491,802	Camera for use with a drink printer In force Term ends Jun 23, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 23, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 11,780,237	Method and apparatus for printing on a drink In force Term ends Jul 3, 2039 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 3, 2039	From the USPTO record
US D1,074,761	Printer of edible images on flowable matter In force Term ends May 13, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 13, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 12,187,905	Article of manufacture, formulation and method for printing on a foamed beverage In force Term ends Jul 24, 2040 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 24, 2040	From the USPTO record
US 11,517,141	Ink-printing apparatuses, methods and formulations In force Term ends Jan 17, 2041 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 17, 2041	From the USPTO record
US 12,516,206	Edible Ink Formulations, Articles of Manufacture, and Related Methods of Forming Images by Droplet Deposition In force Term ends Jan 21, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 21, 2042	High confidence
US 12,697,820	A System, a Vertical Axis Mechanism and a Production Method In force Term ends Jan 23, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 23, 2042	High confidence
US 12,503,616	Apparatus, Method and Article of Manufacture for Producing an Edible Multi-Color Ink-Image In force Term ends Jul 31, 2042 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 31, 2042	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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