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Wheeltug, PLC

84 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 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.
  • 2 fees due Nov 19 to 21, 2026 · next Nov 19
  • 1 fee due Dec 4, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Monitoring System for Aircraft Drive Wheel System (US 10,308,352) comes due Dec 4, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 4, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jan 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Electric motor integrated with a wheel (US 9,085,358) comes due Jan 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 21, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 1 to 22, 2027 · next Feb 1
  • 2 fees due Mar 1 to 22, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Motor design and winding method (US 11,791,674) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 24, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Method for optimizing operation of aircraft ground travel drive system (US 9,193,449) comes due May 24, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 24, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jun 8 to 22, 2027 · next Jun 8
  • 4 fees due Jul 2 to 12, 2027 · next Jul 2
  • 2 fees due Aug 6 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 6
  • 1 fee due Sep 8, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Aircraft ground travel traction control system and method (US 9,280,155) comes due Sep 8, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 8, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Oct 5 to 7, 2027 · next Oct 5
  • 2 fees due Nov 7 to 10, 2027 · next Nov 7

Which patents, and when each one lapses · Pro

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 8,897,930Motor controller
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 7,893,422Transistor on the basis of new quantum interference effect
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,109,463Self-propelled undercarriage wheel having a low profile tire
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,505,308Integrated direct drive starter/generator for turbines
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,820,675Motor for Driving Aircraft, Located Adjacent to Undercarriage Wheel
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,891,609Turnaround methods
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,105,669MOS transistor on the basis of quantum interferance effect
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,139,294Motor controller
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,216,819Wheel structure for integrating an electric drive motor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,334,047Method and system for the powered self push back of an aircraft
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
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Also on record, not counted in the 84: 14 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 26 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.
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