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44 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 9 to 18, 2026 · next Dec 9
  • 1 fee due Jan 23, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Lubricant dispensing system (US 10,358,336) comes due Jan 23, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Feb 22, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for telematics for tracking equipment usage (US 11,734,773) comes due Feb 22, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 23, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Composition for Use in Cleaning Metal Components (US 11,788,036) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for predicting remaining oil life in vehicles (US 10,473,009) comes due May 12, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 12, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Controlled pour bottle (US 10,518,947) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 14, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System and method for telematics for tracking equipment usage (US 10,623,905) comes due Oct 14, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 14, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Extended Operation Engine Coolant Composition (US 9,328,278) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 terms have ended 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 8,338,351Coating Compositions for Producing Transparent Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,645,395Variable Transmission Traction Fluid Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,553,429Traction Fluid Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,258,206Hydrophobic Coating Compositions for Drag Reduction
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,147,607Hydrophobic Self-Cleaning Coating Compositions
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,554,513Method of Testing and Proving Fuel Efficiency Improvements
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D809,093Lubricant dispenser
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,051,515Engine Coolant Additive
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,540,558Extended Operation Engine Coolant Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,328,278Extended Operation Engine Coolant Composition
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 44: 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 6 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.

7 pending · 2 abandoned · 1 no status recorded

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