Maintenance fees coming due

Sensus USA Inc.

12 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 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 11,650,087	Ultrasonic Meter Including One or More Pairs of Ultrasonic Transducers and Two or More Protrusions Arranged to Exclude Fluid from Non-Sampled Volumes Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Nov 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 17, 2027 Term ends Nov 3, 2039 · High confidence	Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Nov 16, 2026	May 17, 2027	Term ends Nov 3, 2039	High confidence
US 9,052,351	Method and Apparatus for Preventing Electricity Meter Failure Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Mar 31, 2033 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Mar 31, 2033	High confidence
US 9,151,654	Method and Apparatus for Capturing Energy from a Meter Reading Device Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Apr 6, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Oct 6, 2027 Term ends Aug 4, 2034 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Apr 6, 2027	Oct 6, 2027	Term ends Aug 4, 2034	High confidence
US 11,784,011	Electricity Meter with Electrically-Controlled Electromechanical Switch Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Apr 10, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Oct 12, 2027 Term ends Mar 5, 2039 · Medium confidence	Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Apr 10, 2027	Oct 12, 2027	Term ends Mar 5, 2039	Medium confidence
US 9,176,192	Identifying the Operation of a Specified Type of Appliance Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due May 3, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Nov 3, 2027 Term ends Dec 23, 2031 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	May 3, 2027	Nov 3, 2027	Term ends Dec 23, 2031	High confidence
US 9,182,052	Method and Apparatus for Controlling Gas Flow via a Gas Shut-Off Valve Assembly Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due May 10, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Nov 10, 2027 Term ends Aug 9, 2030 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	May 10, 2027	Nov 10, 2027	Term ends Aug 9, 2030	High confidence
US 10,518,293	Thickness-Planar Mode Transducers and Related Devices Sensus USA, Inc. In force Fee due Jun 30, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jan 3, 2028 Term ends Feb 5, 2038 · High confidence	Sensus USA, Inc.	In force	Jun 30, 2027	Jan 3, 2028	Term ends Feb 5, 2038	High confidence
US 11,860,198	Mutual Inductance-Type Current Sensing Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Jul 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jan 3, 2028 Term ends Dec 22, 2040 · High confidence	Sensus Spectrum LLC and Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Jul 2, 2027	Jan 3, 2028	Term ends Dec 22, 2040	High confidence
US 9,253,754	Multi-Band Channel Capacity for Meter Network Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Aug 2, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Feb 2, 2028 Term ends Dec 21, 2031 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Aug 2, 2027	Feb 2, 2028	Term ends Dec 21, 2031	High confidence
US 9,261,204	Method and Apparatus for Controlling Gas Flow via a Gas Shut-Off Valve Assembly Sensus USA Inc. In force Fee due Aug 16, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Feb 16, 2028 Term ends Aug 9, 2030 · High confidence	Sensus USA Inc.	In force	Aug 16, 2027	Feb 16, 2028	Term ends Aug 9, 2030	High confidence
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