Uster Technologies AG

21 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Feb 2027

Next term end

When these terms end

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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 Dec 6, 2026
The maintenance fee for Loading station for micronaire testing (US 11,668,693) comes due Dec 6, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 7, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Mar 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Auto micronaire (US 10,401,345) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due Jun 5, 2027
The maintenance fee for Textile brightness measurement system (US 11,835,459) comes due Jun 5, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 6, 2027, 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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US D675,541	Yarn testing apparatus In force Term ends Feb 5, 2027 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 5, 2027	From the USPTO record
US 9,016,120	Micronaire Measurement In force Term ends Aug 31, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 31, 2029	Medium confidence
US 8,199,319	Fiber property measurement In force Term ends Feb 10, 2030 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Feb 10, 2030	From the USPTO record
US 8,959,002	Characterizing an Elongate Textile Product In force Term ends Nov 26, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 26, 2031	High confidence
US 10,401,345	Auto micronaire In force Term ends Jan 1, 2033 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Jan 1, 2033	From the USPTO record
US D879,845	Stopping device for roving on a yarn-spinning machine In force Term ends Mar 31, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 31, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,190,990	LED-based fiber property measurement In force Term ends Apr 1, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 1, 2036	From the USPTO record
US D933,109	Fabric-monitoring device In force Term ends Oct 12, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Oct 12, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 11,402,335	Fiber blend identification and ratio measurement In force Term ends Apr 7, 2039 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Apr 7, 2039	From the USPTO record
US 12,055,492	Textile brightness measurement system In force Term ends May 2, 2039 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends May 2, 2039	From the USPTO record

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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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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.

2 pending · 15 no status recorded

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