264 patents currently held

253 more in force are now held by other companies

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

1 more record may belong here and awaits a decision; it is not counted.

The next term ends in Feb 2027. from the record

Of the 253 now held by other companies, 102 name GE Renewable Technologies Wind B.V. as their current owner, and 151 more name another party. Each row says which.

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Ending by 2030

Feb 2027

Next term end

254

Patent families

When these terms end

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Ground Level Power Supply System for a Non-Guided Vehicle US 9,868,365

Cited by 11 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Apr 2036 · High confidence Also notable

Device and Method for Checking Railway Logical Software Engines for Commanding Plants, Particularly Station Plants US 7,725,303

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 30 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2027.

Ends Feb 2027 · High confidence Also notable

Textile US D863,787

A family of 6 related applications built on the 2019 grant. Protection runs to 2034.

Ends Oct 2034 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Methods of Operating a Wind Turbine US 10,161,383

The earliest of the three still in force, granted 2018 and renewed since. Its term ends first, in 2036.

now held by GE Renewable Technologies Wind B.V.

Ends Jan 2036 · High confidence

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 Nov 23 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 23
6 fees due Dec 2 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 2
2 fees due Jan 18 to 21, 2027 · next Jan 18
2 fees due Feb 4 to 13, 2027 · next Feb 4
5 fees due Mar 5 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 5
9 fees due Apr 3 to 29, 2027 · next Apr 3
1 fee due May 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Railway Bogie with a Winterproof Piping and Wiring Protecting Impact Guard (US 10,478,744) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
7 fees due Jun 3 to 29, 2027 · next Jun 3
6 fees due Jul 7 to 28, 2027 · next Jul 7
5 fees due Aug 4 to 27, 2027 · next Aug 4
5 fees due Sep 15 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 15
1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
The maintenance fee for Local Supervision Module for a Supervision Infrastructure of a Multimodal Terrestrial Transport Network (US 11,946,752) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.
3 fees due Nov 3 to 12, 2027 · next Nov 3

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Recent changes

2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 254 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Textile	6 in force	to Oct 2034
Track Support of an Electric Power System at Ground Level for Land Vehicles, Rail Comprising Such a Track Support and Method of Installation	4 in force	to Mar 2037
Method for Controlling a Land Transport Vehicle, Land Transport Vehicle, Ground Equipment and Transport System	3 in force	to Sep 2035
Frame Structure for Vehicle	1 in force	to Sep 2044
Railway Vehicle with Collision-Protecting Crushable Areas	1 in force	to Jan 2044

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,725,303	Device and Method for Checking Railway Logical Software Engines for Commanding Plants, Particularly Station Plants held by Alstom Ferroviaria S.P.A. In force Term ends Feb 18, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 18, 2027	High confidence
US 7,474,066	Method and System for Supplying Electrical Power to a Supply Bus for an Electric Vehicle, Recording Medium, and Vehicle for This Method held by Alstom Transport Technologies In force Term ends Mar 18, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 18, 2027	High confidence
US 7,428,778	Method and a System for Inserting Elements in the Ground, a Data Recording Medium for the Method held by Alstom Transport Technologies In force Term ends Mar 24, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 24, 2027	High confidence
US 7,436,142	Method for Maintaining a Direct Voltage at the Input of a Dc/Ac Voltage Converter, Recording Medium for This Method, and Electric Vehicle held by Alstom Transport Technologies and Speedinnov In force Term ends Apr 10, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 10, 2027	High confidence
US D680,904	Gangway Section of a Railway Vehicle In force Term ends Apr 30, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2027	High confidence
US D680,905	End Section of a Railway Vehicle In force Term ends Apr 30, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 30, 2027	High confidence
US D699,677	Wind Power Machine held by Alstom Wind, S.L.U. In force Term ends Feb 18, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 18, 2028	High confidence
US 7,755,362	Electric Switching Device held by Alstom Grid GmbH In force Term ends Jun 10, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jun 10, 2028	High confidence
US 8,136,455	Primary Suspension Device for a Railway Vehicle Bogie held by Alstom Transport Technologies In force Term ends Jul 30, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 30, 2028	High confidence
US 8,141,496	Device for Detecting a Risk of Derailment and the Release of Debris or Objects onto a Vehicle Rail Guideway held by Alstom Transport S.A. In force Term ends Nov 7, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 7, 2028	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 264: 253 patents in force now held by others · 350 patents ended · 44 applications pending · 127 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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