SPS Technologies, LLC

28 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.

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Oct 2027

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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 Dec 9, 2026
The maintenance fee for Blind, bulbing, tacking rivet and method of installation (US 9,051,954) comes due Dec 9, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 9, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Feb 27, 2027
The maintenance fee for Self-locking plug assembly (US 10,393,167) comes due Feb 27, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 27, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Aug 9, 2027
The maintenance fee for Fluid coupling assembly (US 9,255,655) comes due Aug 9, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 9, 2028, it lapses early.

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1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,802,952	Nut plate fastener assembly for hard metal materials In force Ends no later than Oct 18, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Oct 18, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 7,575,404	Nut plate fastener assembly for composite materials In force Term ends Feb 10, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 10, 2028	From the USPTO record
US D708,937	Blind, bulbing, tacking rivet In force Term ends Jul 15, 2028 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jul 15, 2028	From the USPTO record
US 7,823,262	Method of replacing a nut plate fastener assembly In force Term ends Mar 27, 2029 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 27, 2029	From the USPTO record
US 8,307,690	Hand-tool system for installing blind fasteners In force Term ends Jan 18, 2031 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 18, 2031	From the USPTO record
US 9,255,655	Fluid coupling assembly In force Term ends Feb 28, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 28, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 8,615,860	Jaw grip force adjustment system for offset and 90 degree pulling heads In force Term ends Jun 19, 2032 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jun 19, 2032	From the USPTO record
US 9,051,954	Blind, bulbing, tacking rivet and method of installation In force Term ends Mar 17, 2034 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 17, 2034	From the USPTO record
US 10,654,095	Swivel adjustment system for fastener pulling heads In force Ends no later than Apr 30, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Ends no later than Apr 30, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 9,714,675	Locknut assembly In force Term ends Oct 20, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 20, 2035	From the USPTO record

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Sources and methods

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Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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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.

3 pending · 1 abandoned · 8 no status recorded

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