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149 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.
  • 3 fees due Dec 13 to 30, 2026 · next Dec 13
  • 1 fee due Jan 16, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Externally Controlled Switch Mechanism (US 10,351,341) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 8 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 8
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Residential Container Guides for a Front End Loader (US 11,787,629) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due May 7 to 21, 2027 · next May 7
  • 3 fees due Jul 2 to 16, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 4 fees due Aug 6 to 23, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 6 fees due Sep 1 to 29, 2027 · next Sep 1
  • 2 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2
  • 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Communicating Between Cab Interior and Exterior Chassis of Truck (US 9,330,812) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 4 of the patents on this record were granted 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 D685,974Grabber Assembly
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,330,812Method and Apparatus for Communicating Between Cab Interior and Exterior Chassis of Truck
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,753,062Gripper System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,982,995Vehicle Collection Bins and Scale Systems
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,624,033Bolt-On Shaft and Gear System for Grasping Structure
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,642,890Method and Apparatus for Communicating Between a Cab and Chassis of a Truck
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,444,365Roll Off Hoist with Hinged Tail and Hydraulic Reeving System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,465,246Roll Off Hoist with Hinged End Portion
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,725,977Automated Collection and Scale System
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 9,347,818Automated Collection and Scale System
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 149: 13 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 82 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.

34 pending · 6 abandoned · 1 no status recorded

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