Vector Controls Inc.
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Dec 2026
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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 Feb 6, 2027The maintenance fee for Method and system for determining an estimated steering angle (US 10,370,078) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jun 19, 2027The maintenance fee for System for controlling marine craft with steerable drives (US 11,845,524) comes due Jun 19, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 20, 2027, it lapses early.
- 1 fee due Jul 12, 2027The maintenance fee for Variable trim deflector system with protruding foil and method for controlling a marine vessel (US 9,233,740) comes due Jul 12, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 12, 2028, it lapses early.
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.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,601,040 | Method and apparatus for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,069,802 | Method and apparatus for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,096,300 | Method and apparatus for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 8,392,040 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Water-Jet Driven Marine Vessel In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence | |
| US 8,814,613 | Ventilation Control System In force (reinstated) · High confidence | In force (reinstated) | High confidence | |
| US 8,126,602 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Water-Jet Driven Marine Vessel In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,631,753 | Variable trim deflector system and method for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,481,441 | Variable trim deflector system and method for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 9,340,271 | System for Controlling Marine Craft with Steerable Propellers In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,233,740 | Variable trim deflector system with protruding foil and method for controlling a marine vessel In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 15: 11 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 9 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
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How this record was built
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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.
5 pending · 1 abandoned · 1 no status recorded