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Strattec Security Corporation

20 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
4 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 5 name spellings.

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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 May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Powered latch mechanism with manual release (US 10,472,869) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Broad coverage non-contact obstacle detection (US 11,847,833) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cancellation device for an automotive feature (US 11,904,764) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Cinching latch assembly (US 11,933,082) comes due Sep 19, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 20, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 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.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,969,705Residual magnetic devices and methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,943,863Ignition Lock Steering Column Lock Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,616,818Mounting device for attaching a high lift jack to a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,783,118Mounting device for attaching a high lift jack to a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,472,869Powered latch mechanism with manual release
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,995,521Linear lock
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,793,109Methods and systems for providing bluetooth-based passive entry and passive start (PEPS) for a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,214,232Methods and systems for providing Bluetooth-based passive entry and passive start (PEPS) for a vehicle
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 10,943,416Secured communication in passive entry passive start (PEPS) systems
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 11,072,949Powered latch mechanism with manual release
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 20: 4 patents in force now held by others · 49 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 31 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.

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.

1 pending · 1 abandoned · 10 no status recorded

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