13 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Feb 2028. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Feb 2028
Next term end
11
Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Nov 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Mar 2037 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Feb 2028 · High confidence
Motor Overload Protection for Cargo Canopy Systems
US 9,136,694
Granted 2015 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2032.
Side to Side Roller Tarp System
US 10,696,145
The newest of the three, granted 2020. It anchors the portfolio to 2037, later than anything else here.
Dust-Proof End Closure for Contractible Canopy
US 8,336,947
Renewed at every maintenance window since the 2012 grant; no more fees are due before its term ends in 2028.
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 15, 2027The maintenance fee for Motor Overload Protection for Cargo Canopy Systems (US 9,136,694) comes due Mar 15, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 15, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Motor Overload Protection for Cargo Canopy Systems | 2 in force | to Nov 2032 |
| Tarp System with Flexible Torque Shaft | 2 in force | to Oct 2030 |
| Dual Mode, Easy to Service Tarp | 1 in force | to Jul 2039 |
| Hinged Flexible Cable Coupler and Roll Tarp System | 1 in force | to Apr 2038 |
| Side to Side Roller Tarp System | 1 in force | to Mar 2037 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,336,947 | Dust-Proof End Closure for Contractible Canopy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,172,301 | Trailer Cover System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,866,725 | Cable Roll Tarp System for Rear Opening Trailer In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,967,364 | Tarp System with Flexible Torque Shaft In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,240,740 | Internally Tracked Slider System for Low Profile Contractible Canopy In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,360,502 | Tarp System with a Universal Joint Connector In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,608,224 | Hydraulic Brake Motor Assembly for Truck Cover System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,666,595 | One-Touch Controller for Tarp Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,887,536 | Self-Correcting Drive and Motor Control for Cargo Canopy Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,136,694 | Motor Overload Protection for Cargo Canopy Systems In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 13: 14 patents ended · 1 application pending · 2 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.