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17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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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 Mar 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Vermin trap with magnetic release (US 11,758,898) comes due Mar 19, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Quick disconnect for vacuum drone delivery (US 10,514,024) comes due Jun 24, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 27, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 9, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rat trap with spring tensioned garotte noose (US 11,950,587) comes due Oct 9, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 10, 2028, it lapses early.

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

Recent changes

  • 2 terms have ended since Aug 17, 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,559,552Coin roulette arcade game
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 8,070,167Vacuum crane pick-up device
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,552,703Vacuum crane arcade game
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,514,024Quick disconnect for vacuum drone delivery
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,011,029Arcade crane game
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,164,428Crane-style arcade game with turntable mechanism
In force
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US 11,389,623Medical sleeve with intervenous access door
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,313,443Pulley system for positioning an arcade game pick-up device
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,478,377No slip condom catheter
In force
 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,470,835Humane environmental mouse trap
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 18 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 2 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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