27 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in Dec 2032. from the record
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Ending by 2030
Dec 2032
Next term end
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Patent families
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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 Dec 2032 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Dec 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends Jun 2034 · High confidence
Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices
US 8,649,909
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 56 later US patents, top 10% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data. Protection runs to 2032.
Oil-Field Trucking Dispatch
US 9,626,729
Cited by 18 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Multi-Path Wireless Mesh Networks
US 10,182,385
Cited by 14 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data, and renewed at 2 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2034. A terminal disclaimer caps this term to an earlier patent's.
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.
- 3 fees due Feb 11 to 15, 2027 · next Feb 11
- 1 fee due May 26, 2027The maintenance fee for Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices (US 10,488,871) comes due May 26, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 26, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
Grouped by real patent family, largest first, labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices | 13 in force | to Nov 2033 |
| Oil-Field Trucking Dispatch | 6 in force | to Feb 2037 |
| Ad Hoc Wireless Mesh Network | 4 in force | to Jun 2035 |
| Multi-Path Wireless Mesh Networks | 4 in force | to Jun 2034 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 8,649,909 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,342,078 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,898,014 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,488,871 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 11,115,628 | Mobile Surveillance Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,294,403 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,726,504 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,729,358 | Mobile Surveillance Unit In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,019,461 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · Low confidence | In force | Low confidence | |
| US 12,321,184 | Remote Control of Fluid-Handling Devices In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 27: 2 applications pending. 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.