Maintenance fees coming due

Staples, Inc.

20 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Dec 20, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 21, 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 11,681,982	Automated Guided Vehicle Control and Organizing Inventory Items Using Stock Keeping Unit Clusters Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Dec 20, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 21, 2027 Term ends Jun 30, 2038 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Dec 20, 2026	Jun 21, 2027	Term ends Jun 30, 2038	High confidence
US 11,697,554	Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 11, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 12, 2027 Term ends Jan 10, 2039 · Medium confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Jan 11, 2027	Jul 12, 2027	Term ends Jan 10, 2039	Medium confidence
US 11,702,287	Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Jan 18, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jul 19, 2027 Term ends Dec 7, 2038 · Medium confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Jan 18, 2027	Jul 19, 2027	Term ends Dec 7, 2038	Medium confidence
US 10,372,791	Content Customization Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Feb 6, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 6, 2027 Term ends Dec 21, 2036 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Feb 6, 2027	Aug 6, 2027	Term ends Dec 21, 2036	High confidence
US 10,373,097	Autonomous Multimodal Logistics Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Feb 6, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Aug 6, 2027 Term ends Nov 16, 2037 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Feb 6, 2027	Aug 6, 2027	Term ends Nov 16, 2037	High confidence
US 10,402,295	Automated Determination, Notification, and Acquisition of Peripheral-Related Items Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Mar 3, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Sep 3, 2027 Term ends Dec 9, 2035 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Mar 3, 2027	Sep 3, 2027	Term ends Dec 9, 2035	High confidence
US 11,798,067	Restocking Hub With Interchangeable Buttons Mapped to Item Identifiers Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Apr 24, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Oct 25, 2027 Term ends May 29, 2039 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Apr 24, 2027	Oct 25, 2027	Term ends May 29, 2039	High confidence
US 11,808,589	Dynamic Allocation of Resources Used in Delivery Staples, Inc. In force Fee due May 7, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Nov 8, 2027 Term ends Jan 15, 2041 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	May 7, 2027	Nov 8, 2027	Term ends Jan 15, 2041	High confidence
US 10,479,612	Carton Induction Optimization in Order Fulfillment Picking System Staples, Inc. In force Fee due May 19, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Nov 19, 2027 Term ends Mar 15, 2037 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	May 19, 2027	Nov 19, 2027	Term ends Mar 15, 2037	High confidence
US 10,540,821	Dynamic Item Placement Using 3-Dimensional Optimization of Space Staples, Inc. In force Fee due Jul 21, 2027 Lapses if unpaid Jan 21, 2028 Term ends Mar 9, 2038 · High confidence	Staples, Inc.	In force	Jul 21, 2027	Jan 21, 2028	Term ends Mar 9, 2038	High confidence
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