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Trinity Rail Group, LLC

46 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Recorded under 2 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 Nov 16, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Capstan-driven air pump system for opening and closing a longitudinal railcar door (US 11,649,744) comes due Nov 16, 2026. Unpaid by May 17, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 18, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Mechanism for longitudinal door systems (US 11,702,113) comes due Jan 18, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 19, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 1 to 28, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 1 fee due Mar 5, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Rapid discharge door locking system (US 11,745,771) comes due Mar 5, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 7, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due May 7 to 28, 2027 · next May 7
  • 1 fee due Jun 19, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Sill connection for railcar structure (US 11,845,480) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for reconfiguring an autorack (US 10,576,998) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

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 10,676,108Method of converting a tri-level auto-rack railcar to a bi-level auto-rack railcar
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US 10,183,682Method of converting a bi-level auto-rack railcar
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US 10,196,074Railcar safety appliances
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US 12,208,826Mechanism for longitudinal door systems
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,046,339Friction end-of-car cushioning assembly
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 · From the USPTO record
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US 11,745,771Rapid discharge door locking system
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US 10,773,735Rapid discharge door locking system
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US 10,576,998System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
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US 10,766,506Secure storage box for autorack car
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US 11,318,966System and method for reconfiguring an autorack
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 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 46: 12 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 47 ended at full term. List them

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.

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.

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